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Elie Wiesel's The Girl: A Narrative Fiction

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“Fine. I’ll take her, but only if you have Dad legally sign the company branch I work at over to me.” “Of course. Anything,” his mother said, appearing relieved, but holding tension in her forehead. Oh how the mighty had fallen.
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That night dinner was a quiet affair. The girl (Autumn?) sat dejectedly across the table from him, picking at her food. The severe reprimand she had been dealt earlier must be still bothering her. She should be used to it by now. Quickly shoveling down his food, Eli excused himself from the table early. After he had traveled upstairs to prepare for bed, he heard the echoing shouts of his parents from downstairs. “Sign the company over to HIM?” his father bellowed, “Are you mad woman?” His mother mumbled something unintelligible. “I don’t care about the girl! Do you have any idea what he will do to that company if he has full control?” “I don’t know Richard!” his mother yelled, finally fighting back. “I don’t know, but I cannot live with that wretched girl for a day longer!” A soft knock echoed on the door to Eli’s bedroom. He opened it …show more content…

Your family is screwed up!” She flipped her annoyingly red hair at him then stormed away. Eli slammed the door after her, relishing in the loud bang it made. What did she want with him anyway? Didn’t she understand that he didn’t want anything to do with her or his family? Everything relating to his family was best pushed into a corner and never looked at again. And now that he was finally about to free himself for good, he had to take a petty child along with him. His phone pinged on the bedside table, indicating that he had a text, but he ignored it and flopped onto his immaculate white bed. The sounds of his parents arguing still traveled upstairs and the ringing of the slamming door haunted his ears. However, bad as the distraction was, there was nothing in the world that could have stopped him from falling asleep as soon as he hit the

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