Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Narrative Writing: Unlocked Door

I was in an empty hallway except for a couple of old dusty pictures that were nailed crookedly on the wall. At the end was a big wooden door with weird carvings on it. I tried to open it but it was stuck. I tried to open it again and pushed hard and it slowly opened just a crack. A faint yellow light was seeping through. The worn metal doorknob was icy cold as I grasped it and gently pushed the door farther open. The hinges squeaked and I quickly slipped inside and closed the door behind me. I looked around and saw that I was surrounded by sand dunes. Each dune was a different color and that they changed color every so often. I was looking at a blue dune as it was changing to purple and noticed that behind it in the distance was a black castle. I took a step toward it and suddenly the black castle and it's huge archway was looming over me. Weird I thought as I stepped under the arch and through the door. Inside was a big room with old tables and chairs. I walked into the next to room and saw that it was empty but there was a door at the other side of the room. My footsteps echoed as I walked across the room and opened the door. There was an empty hallway except for some dusty pictures on the walls. At the end of the hallway was a big wooden door with weird carvings on it that seemed to move if you stared at it to long. I tried to open it but it was stuck. I tried to open it again and pushed hard and it slowly opened just a crack. A faint yellow light illuminated from the crack. The worn doorknob was icy cold to the touch as I held onto it and gently pushed the door farther open...

4 comments:

  1. Wow, I really like this! I love how it just repeats itself. It makes me really think, about what will happen, how long will you be walking through the same door, or if you'll ever get out. I also like how you described the icy doorknob, your hands are probably really cold eventually. Good job!

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  2. that was a really good story! i never would have been able to think about sand dunes that changed color! I like how you opened two doors in the story and not only one. i really want to know what was behind the second door!

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  3. Hi Hanna! I really liked your story. I liked how you said that yellow light was seeping under the door. I could really picture that. I also thought it was good when you said that the picture seemed to move when you stared at it too long. Good job Hanna!

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  4. I really enjoyed reading this. It was really good!
    It was so creative I wish you wrote another one.

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