Fair Creative Writing

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Thirty minutes later they parted through impatient crowds working their way to the main square of the fairgrounds. That was where the firework show was set up. It was getting dark already and the bright lights of the fair were on and lighting the way to each and every attraction. All except for the place Brayden was dragging her to. Despite her promises to him, she was getting dangerously nervous as they got to the back areas of the fair, especially this soon after dusk. “Where are we going?” Veronica asked. “I saw the sign, mom. It’s right back here. All my friends went through it last year. They said it’s the best.” Brayden dragged her through several more turn, getting closer and closer to the back of the fair as they went. Veronica’s deepest …show more content…

He pulled as tight as he could, Veronica gritting her teeth tight as he did. “Let’s go,” Veronica said. She pulled her gun with her left hand. It felt unnatural and shaky, but it was the best she could do. They walked to the end of the room and went through the door there. It was like the Spooky Maze all over again, minus the mirrors. Corridor led to corridor. Room led to room. As they went, they found more bodies strewn about or posed just as grotesquely in the rooms and hallways. They entered a small room finally that had a fire exit sign above the end door. Next to it was a white, opaque window. A scream, high and piercing, rings out. Blood splashed the window from the opposite side. Brayden trembled beside Veronica. They stood stock still as they heard the sound of an axe scraping the ground, dragging away from them. Veronica leaned down as far as she could without toppling over. Her body was getting weaker by the second. She put her lips to Brayden’s ear. “When I tell you to, you go through that door and find Martinez. You get him back here.” “I don’t want you to stay, mom.” He sounded nearly in a panic. “Please come with me.” She kissed his cheek. “I have a duty. He can’t keep doing this. I love

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