Personal Narrative: Help

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If I squinted and held the paper at just the right angle, I could make out a faint outline. The outline said ‘Help’. It had the initial F and L. This person, whoever it is, was in trouble. I looked around the deserted house for other clues. There was a fine layer of dust over the furniture in the room. There were even footprints where i came in. I hoped I wasn’t too late. I ran my hands along the chest of drawers. Nope, nothing there. I walked over to the bed. A spider scuttled out of the doona. I shivered. No one has been here in days. I went into the kitchen. Almost at once I stopped. There were footprints in the dust. My heart started beating fast. I stepped into the room.

It all happened so fast. A pair of hands grabbed my head and stuffed

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