Scratch

I noticed a few people where sharing there books on scratch, so decided to share what I’ve done so far on the book I’m currently working on.
Enjoy 

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  Have you ever been trapped inside of a small space, maybe you where held captive by someone bigger than you, stronger than you, and no mater how hard you tried to escape, no mater how hard much you pleaded to be set free, it just felt like your freedom growing farther and farther from you? This was basically my life, with my uncle Hogan as the prison keeper and I the prisoner. I had few comforts locked away in that rustic old cabin in the middle of Uncle Hogan’s swamp infested land, just my dog Elli May, my best friend Jack and what ever free time I was given away from Uncle Hogan, however short.
 

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  I’m only allowed to go into town on “Grocery day”, that’s what Uncle Hogan calls it, but even that’s no holiday, I’m practically flung out of my bed by the sound of Hogan growling, “Were all out of eggs, and ham! How could you let this happen you stupid boy!” (He rarely calls me by my name, James) than I’m sent of to walk into town which happens to be several miles away. I’ve often wondered why I’m made to do most if not all the work seeing as Uncle Hogan is bigger and stronger (but obviously lazier), oh well I guess it’s good for me, and anyway if I’d refused I was beaten and made to do the work anyway.

  One Grocery day I was walking on my why into town just thinking about my friend Jason (or Jack as he likes to be called) and how different his life is compared to mine, he’s not a poor kid like me, he lives in a big house, with his wealthy aunt and uncle. His parents died in a train accident, but he rarely talks about them, to tuff for sympathy I guess… Although he lives like a king he doesn’t seen very pleased about it. I first met him after he plowed me over while I was fetching some water from the creek to give Elli May a bath, he was running from his gardener who caught him sneaking out the front gate while he was supposed to be studying. “I sneak out only to keep from going mad inside that dull boring house bound by perpetual Arithmetic, Science, English, Astronomy, exc. and constantly having to use proper manners. I’d much rather boldly face all dangers awaiting me away from it all.” He often



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tells me (always keen on adventure that kid).
  My train of thought was suddenly interrupted when I spotted a large dead lizard like animal lying in the middle of the trail in front of me. I was a slightly startled at first, I had never seen a creature quite like it, it was about three feet long including its long thick tail curled around it’s large light green body. It had six short muscular legs (about eight inches long each) with four short toes each armed with a single one inch long claw and it’s eyes where like that of a cat’s. I kneeled down next to it to inspect it closer, but I didn’t dare touch it, and found it had four, four inch fangs that stuck out of it’s mouth (two in front and two in back). I looked closer at his strange green eye and just studied it for a moment, and then I jumped back in terror after the eye suddenly moved and looked straight back at me! The animal leapt to attention, looking more dazed and shocked than I was and he scattered off into the forest. I quickly picked myself up and ran after it, it’s speed was incredible, I could barley keep up. It was trying hard to lose me but I kept hot on it’s trail, after about two minutes stumbling over roots and getting smacked by branches I was  about to give up when the creature slid to a halt. It flung it self around and looked at me with it’s terrified and angry face, I though it was going so pounce, and right when I was about to run the other direction the creature opened his mouth widely and let the loudest most frightening roar I’d ever herd! It sounded as if the earth was splitting in two! I was thrown about ten feet back by its shock wave! I was so scared I almost


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forgot to breathe, half scared to death I clumsily got up and bolted back toward Uncle Hagan’s house, but before I got twenty feet I crashed into a tall cloaked stranger and knocked  to the ground again! By this time I felt more terrified then I ever had and probably ever will, the hooded stranger took one step toward me and I yelled louder than I ever had before and ran franticly toward Jack’s House! I’d never run so fast either, all I could think was ‘they’re after me they’re right behind me!’ its was hard to feel tired as scared as I was, so I kept running faster and faster. I leapt over the creek then looked over my shoulder to see if I’d lost them when suddenly, BANG, I crashed into something else! I laid on the ground dazed, my vision was blurred, I could barely make out the trees until I heard an echoing voice say “Gosh James, why don’t you look where you going”, I quickly came to my senses and saw the angry, bruised face of, Jack! “Jack!” I yelled, “I was just on my way to your house, what are you doing here?” “Rescuing you is what I doing here” Jack said trying to stand up, “for me?” I asked, “Ya, heard you screaming while I was fishing in the  pond, what made you run like that anyway?”.

Last edited by DavidTy (2010-01-27 11:03:48)