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Creative Writing: Empire Island

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Francis didn’t care what people thought of her. She was too rebellious. It was around 11:30 when she climbed into the small rowboat with only her journal, a lantern, and a packet of cigarettes. She decided to row to the middle of the lake which is said to be deeper than 300 feet. She felt the cool tranquility of the lakes gentle breeze wash over her. She laid down on the bench of the boat and lit a cigarette. 12:30pm. She had dozed off. Her once lit cigarette was somewhere drifting in the lake. She got up and drew in her journal. She drew the tattoo on her shoulder. Then she heard the first knock. She looked around for a minute, convincing herself a fish bumped up against the boat. Then there was another pair of knocks. This time louder. She jumped. “Hello?” she called. No answer. It took longer to convince herself that there must of been a stick under the boat. She fell asleep once again. …show more content…

She awoke with three loud knocks. Louder than any before. She jumped up and grabbed her oar. She stuck it into the lake to feel around for someone trying to scare her. Something inhumane forcefully grabbed the oar and pulled it down. The other disappeared too. The boat began to rock violently. The waves of the lake couldn’t be doing that. It was to still of a night. The rocking stopped. She sobbed until no more tears could come out. She decided to wait until morning. She wrote in her journal about her chaotic experience. She stood up. The shaking of the boat came back. She threw herself down as something icy cold washed over her. She screamed. An instant went by. The boat was gone. So was her journal. She felt like she was floating. Except, she was sinking. Two giant hands were wrapped around her taking her down into the deep, dark abyss of the

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