Creative Writing: Empire Island

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Click click click was the only sound you could hear as me and my wife raced across the rustic creaky wooden floor of the ship. We raced past all the passengers blocking of us from our sweet destination, we slipped through every tiny crack we could find. We ran and ran till our legs felt numb and sore, suddenly my wife came to an abrupt stop causing me to almost collide with her, we had arrived. A warm sweet sensational smell drifted slowly passed our noses, leading us towards a room that shone as bright as the stars of the midnight sky. There in front of us was a large dining room with bright golden chandeliers strung from the pure white ceiling, there were tables going on for miles and miles with tall handsome men dressed in all black holding …show more content…
I wore a rugged red itchy coat with some baggy linen pants and headed for breakfast. My wife tugged on my arm and lead me to the dining hall. The rest of the day was just tedious useless blah, most times of the day I would just lay on my bed like a limp lifeless corpse as my wife ran continuously in and out of the room. I was frazzled at how much energy this woman had inside her puny body. It surprised me but also made me incredibly happy, deep inside I thought that all the relentless cruel teasing had broken the woman I once knew and loved. The speechless they would call her, those heartless men slowly picking away at a young woman's happiness. Just thinking about those men got me riled up, my face became as red as a tomato as my body boiled, I felt as though my veins would pop right out of flaming hot forehead. The thought of my wife tragic struggles got me thinking for hours, and before I knew it, the sky was pitch black. I got up and cautiously scanned the ominous dark room. Then it hit me like a baseball to the face, my wife had not returned. I turned to the door and sprinted like a cheetah out the rusted door. Raced up the stair leading to the main deck. How was I going to find her this ship was colossal. Thoughts of distress roamed in my head, I had been many hours since she had …show more content…
There was a moment of silence, followed by loud shrieks of fear. Passengers were running everywhere screaming and crying was the only thing you could hear. I tried to stay calm but my knees felt weak, trembling furiously, but before fear could take over every last inch of my body I sprinted in hopes to find my wife. She must be feeling so overwhelmed all alone in silence trying to call for help if only someone could hear her. She will be fine I repeated to myself, the countless years of miss treatment made her the strong woman she is today she can handle this. “Elizabeth” I shrieked in a loud piercing cry, she was nowhere in sight. The splashing of small boats could be heard from afar. People were boarding ships. My hopes were lifted as I thought that my wife had possibly boarded one of those small lifesavers. I swiftly darted towards a line of people eagerly waiting to board a ship. One by one they briskly dropped the small crowded boats into the water, but the line didn't seem to get any smaller. I didn't lose hope I stood in line hope in my heart until I realized the boats were gone not a single boat remained. I stood there in horror. My fearful thoughts raced around in my head. I didn't listen, I didn't think, I didn't speak, I just bolted towards the edge of the ship. I

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