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Narrative Essay About A Strange House

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What the hell happened? I remembered me waking up in strange room and lean off the edge of the bed. I saw a bucket and puked into it. The water in it was almost gone; only a little remained at the bottom. My forehead was wet, and so was the pillow. Wet and cold. A faint memory of me being carried by the arms and legs, two voices-no, three.. four? A boy's voice, a lady's voice and two deep voices: men's voices. I wanted to look around the room. Alas, my legs were too weak and I far too unwell, thus I turned the pillow to its dry side and drifted to sleep again.
This time, as I once again awoke, the room was dark except a small strip of light coming from behind the half-closed door. Rubbing my eyes in the darkness, I forced myself up into a sitting …show more content…

Something with the sight of these empty halls appeared alien and frightening to her, a strange distant, coldness emitting from its walls and polished floors. This building lacked a heart, she thought. Back in their old home, the mansion, the surroundings all seemed to pulse with life; even the indoors gave the impression of having a certain warmth to them, but here... she felt no such thing. The whole atmosphere of this place appeared cold and barren, including the lush gardens that her uncle used to be so proud of. Walking by a large golden mirror she caught her own face staring back at her. Her big, blue eyes and her brown skin underneath a large mass of bouncy curls reaching her to the shoulders. Her old homely dress; a velvety blue one with silver buttons on the sleeves and collar. She bowed to her reflection and then twirled around, watching the folds of her dress flutter around her ankles. While trying to force a smile to her doppelganger, she became aware of how misplaced and lonely she looked against the lavish yet empty background. Something about the contrast of the tall heavy curtains with her small figure made her feel ill, and thus she turned away from her reflection. If only, she thought, if only this feeling would pass soon, so everything could return to how it was

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