Eulogy For Emily

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Once upon a time a few centuries ago I was a little girl who was energetic and adventurous, but one day all of that changed. I was in the yard playing tag with my sister and two brothers, but then we heard “the bell.” The bell meant the sickness, black plague, was in town. When the people began to hear the bell they ran all over the place, causing a panic and knocking on doors making sure everyone knew what was happening. My mother yelled at me,” Emily get in the house and grab your sister and brothers too.” I pulled them inside we all got boards and a bunch tools so we could board up the windows and doors so no one could get in if they had the plague and needed help. My mother pulled me aside. “Emily you need to calm your siblings down …show more content…

But it was coming from our living room, it was almost like it was having it’s own conversation with itself. I went downstairs to check it even though I was scared out of my wits. I saw something. It was a woman, she was just sitting there in the middle of our living room talking to no one but herself. Then I got a little closer and I started to hear what she was saying. “The girl, Emily, she is starting to sense me. I know I need to make the deal with her instead of the little boy. I will do it when she is alone, which will be hard since she already knows that something weird is going. I will talk to you tomorrow and give you the details.” In my mind, I gasped and started freaking out because if I did it out loud the women would hear me I went back upstairs and tried to go back to bed. When I woke up that day I made sure I was never by myself. Then I couldn’t find my parents and I knew something must have happened. I ran as fast as I could to their bedroom I opened the door and walked just to find them lying dead on the ground. The cause of death was the black plague. I was crying non stop. Finally, I decided to tell my brothers and sister what had happened. They were crying as well, I tried to calm them down. Johnny spoke up and said, “She did this. This is all her …show more content…

Then no harm will come to your family. They will live forever together, but the catch is they will never die.” What I didn’t know at the time is that this was not the real deal. “If it saves my family and no harm will come to them, then I will do it. But I have to ask a question. Did you kill my parents just to get my attention and to let me know that you are stronger and more powerful than me.” I was not expecting her answer. “No,” said Rebecca “So the plague actually got in our house Rebecca?” “Yes,” replied Rebecca. I had just started packing my bag even though I had no clue where we would be going. But that’s when I heard a scream. I ran into the next room and found Rebecca standing over my dead brothers and sister. I couldn’t even cry because I was so mad and devastated. She had lied to me. I couldn’t handle all the death I had witnessed and all the grief I had endured. I took a knife and tried to kill myself and I then found out I can’t die. She switched the deal my family paid the price and I am alone forever and not able to

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