The Marsh Is An Open And Muddy Area - 1090 Words

The marsh is home; it is an open and muddy area. Our place is small and wooden. Jonas’ Butchers and the green grocer, owned by the Martelli’s, are the local shops. You need money or privilege to even step inside though. The poorer people, such as myself, use the market. It supplies us with just enough, that is unless you have contacts with the Sticks. The place isn’t like it once was, not since it was handed over to the Sticks and the Elis Government. Sticks uphold the law; like policemen, but the horrible and murderous kind. They are the guards who stop us from running and trying to find sanctuary somewhere else, if there is somewhere else to go, unless, of course, you can entice them to help you. They are the ones that tear families†¦show more content†¦I have named this place whisper, as it sits in the woods and when the wind passes through the cracks, it whispers to the trees. There is only one room here, and a small working fireplace. Samuel my long time friend and I were stuck here when the snow fell last winter, and that is when we figured the fireplace still worked. It kept us warm for the night. â€Å"Lyla, we better get back. If the sticks notice we are missing before the hearing, we’re screwed,† Samuel says behind me. â€Å"Not only us, our family too† I turn to look at him. He is a head taller than me, and I can see that fear has crept into his brown eyes and he runs his hand through his deep brown hair. â€Å"Okay let’s go,† I say with one longing glance to the opening in front of us. â€Å"One day we will get out of here and find our way from here† â€Å"Yes, but not unless we are dead first, then we can’t do shit† Samuel says, picking up our bow and arrows that we have made. I head towards him and pick up the sack filled with two small rabbits. One for each of us. â€Å"I would rather run for my life and be killed for it then die living here† I say as we walk down the bank and into the thick of the trees. 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