Lucy's Eudora Welty: A Narrative Fiction

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The sweat dripped down Lucy’s thigh as she sat down on the front doorstep of her home. The wooden panel creaked under her weight, but she blindly took no notice. It’s been creaking for almost a year, why bother now? The thin shadow protected her from the searing heat of the sun’s ultraviolet rays. How thoughtful of her deceased mother to put a roof at the porch… Her head was spinning but she breathed in and out, calming her nerves slowly. Something clenched the pits of her stomach and was squeezing it into a pulp. An unexplainable pain shot through her stomach as her breath quickened unexpectedly. Her breathing was getting shallow and out of the blues, everything stopped. Just like that. How odd, she thought. Supporting herself by grasping…show more content…
When she got up, pain tore at her legs like a hungry lion. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she sat against the rocky wall, examining the place she was in. She had to lie down on her chest to breathe in oxygen as the air was saturated with dust. She coughed out small shards of glass and stared at the bloody mess on her hands. What was happening? Her poor mind was tormented and apparently, it couldn’t handle any more. She sat down, all wounded and began to cry like a little baby. In agony, she fell asleep. After what seemed like hours, she woke up again. The dust had settled down and she could see where she was. Steel bars stood in her way, separating her from freedom. “I wouldn’t think about escaping, if I were you…” a voice chided in mysteriously from the gloom. “Who are you? Why are you doing this to me? You have no –“ Lucy began…show more content…
Why are you doing this to me? Let me go!” he mimicked her voice. ”Typical dialogue of my … victims.” Her heart nearly stopped when she heard the word victim. He was a mad man, a lunatic and she had to get away from him. “No can do. Escaping isn’t the best option. You’re all MINE!” he roared, his voice echoing all
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