Walking the Muddy Path- Original Writing
Libby gradually walked down the lightly shaded path, her chestnut
coloured hair flapping in the warm breeze. Her dazzling blue eyes
shimmering in the sun, even though the day was sunny a light overcast
of clouds cluttered up the afternoon sky. The large oak trees hovered
their branches over the path as if they wanted to reach the other
side. Many of their leaves had turned into beautiful shades of amber,
gold and russet and fallen to the pavement below. Libby had her coat
over her arm and her bag-now signed by all her friends- slung over her
opposite shoulder. She felt somewhat saddened as she was leaving the
city not knowing if she would ever return. Libby reached the top of
the hill that over looked the city, it was so beautiful even if it was
a view of blocks of high raised flats and factories but it was a view
that Libby wasn’t going to see for a long time. She carried on walking
down the path thinking about what she was going to do when she was got
home, she crossed the road and continued to walk down the hill. She
had lived in Oakhaven since she was little but now it was the time to
move on that is with the help of her mum and dad. You see her mum had
decided that she didn’t want to live in Oakhaven anymore with Libby’s
dad because she had fallen in love with someone else which is really
not surprising as she was only staying with him because of Libby’s
sake. Libby’s dad didn’t love Libby, in his eyes she was a mistake and
didn’t want to look after Libby by himself but time had now come for
him to look after her he decided to send her to live with Libby’s
mum’s stepsister. Libby’s dad muc...
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... anytime’, said Edna
‘Thanks again. I’ll see you tomorrow Felix’, said Libby setting off up
the path followed by her aunt.
‘Bye’, called Felix after them
‘You like her don’t you’, said Edna closing the door.
‘Yeah she’s a nice girl’, he said walking up the stairs back to his
bedroom.
‘Do you like Felix then?’ asked Cassie
They started to slowly walk down the muddy path towards the woods.
They crossed the small wooden bridge that arched the river and walked
further and further into the woods. They carried on walking until the
path turned into a folk
‘Yeah, he’s cool’, replied Libby as they reached the woods opening .
They reached the stone steps and Jayne opened the door.
‘Have a nice Lunch?’ she asked letting them in.
‘Yes it was very nice replied Libby shutting the door behind her.
to have her baby and went off into the trees to have her baby. Seeing how
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