Creative Writing: Elie Wiesel's 'Night'

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Eyes are the Window to the Soul
Darkness flooded the sky, as the night air started to come in, over the dark gloomy campsite. The leaves and branches in the deathly, ancient, gnarly trees whispered tales of past campers. As the Jarvis family settled into their campsite, Noah noticed a mysterious mist spiralling across the fields towards the worn out gates of the cemetery. Dad called out to Noah’s older brother and cousin to help assist in setting up the camping gear. The forest guide had told them before-hand that the only clearing was near the gate of the cemetery if they wanted to camp. Noah remained uneasy about camping near the old ghostly cemetery.
An icy breeze blew across Olivia’s face when she had gotten out of the tent and faced the
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Everyone noticed Olivia fidgeting in her seat and looked up at her expecting her to say something. It was a bad habit that she had, if she wanted to say something she would fidget until she had the attention of everyone surrounding her.
“Why do I need to be here? Why couldn’t I stay at home? Why do you make me do things I don’t want to do? This isn’t fair!” sighed, the rebellious
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This spell can be broken with love and compassion.
This soul will be taken as payment for death to life,
For one soul, three more will be reborn into the world of the living.”
This revelation motivated both Noah and Olivia to head back towards the hallway in search of their freedom. Their pace picked up with every step they took and their courage became stronger with every breath. As they manoeuvred their way back up the stairs the fearless aroma of the dauntless brother and sister caused the lid of the coffin to re-open itself. Noah and Olivia hurriedly exited out of the tomb and stepped foot into the early bright daylight, and the fresh air embraced them.
Olivia and Noah stumbled into the campsite, into the arms of their relieved parents, who had been desperately searching for them. It was at this point, Noah noticed he had saved and rescued the wrong OLIVIA. It hit him like a thunderbolt. His Olivia had fiery blue eyes. The powerful eyes staring him down were a deathly pitch-black.
Not knowing if he should tell anyone that this wasn’t the real Olivia, Noah feared for his life. He thought about how Olivia would react to him knowing her deepest, darkest secret and revealing it. It was best to keep it to himself, not only for his safety, but for his family’s safety as well, the truth will come out on its own, he

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