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Narrative Essay On Indian Ground

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Indian Ground
It all started with the Womack Family. Many years ago in deep east Texas there was a ranch that the family had purchased. There was more than enough land and the house was unimaginably beautiful. The father who was named Timothy wanted to raise cattle. The mother who was named was tammy wanted to raise a watermelon garden. So the couple went to work on their dreams. A few surprising things happened along the way. After Timothy purchased his cows a few years after they finally got settled in they discovered Tammy was pregnant. She wasn’t sure if she was quite ready for this or not. She prayed every morning that she would grow into the person she would like to be. A few months later she learned that the baby was a boy. …show more content…

Timothy asked Clinton to stay on the porch as he brought the preacher in the house. As the walked in the house the preacher noticed the eagle that had followed Timothy had landed in the yard. The preacher could feel that erie presence come over him. He knew at that moment the ghost of someone had moved into this home. The preacher then heard the sounds of indians hooting and hollering. It seemed as if he was being shoved and he felt a fire burning within himself. Timothy seen the blank expression on the preachers face and had no words. It seemed as if the preacher was in another world. So Timothy grabbed the preacher and began to shake him. The preacher snapped and came back too. The preacher grabbed Timothy and told him that he must go! That they could no longer be there. That they had disturbed a ancient spirit. Timothy was in disbelief. At that moment he walked out to find Clinton with the eagle pinning him down in the yard! He knew this was no longer a joke. He rushed ver to them and started hitting the bird.finally he got the bird off of him and discored the bid hadcarved soemthing into his chest. It said leave now or die. Timothy, the preacher,and Clinton climbed into the truck and left. Timothy then decided that was the last time the family would ever return to that

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