Margot In The Closet Essay

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When Margot stumbled out of the closet, she stared at the children. She could see the guilt in her class mates eyes. One of the children stepped up and explained to Margot that all of the children felt terrible for what they had done. Margot didn’t want to hear what they had to say. They all knew that they shouldn’t of done it, but she also knew that anyone who did not go along with William would have regretted that too. The teacher gathered all the children up and lead them back to the classroom. The teacher questioned what happened and no one would answer. She became frustrated with the children until one person stood up to speak. “It was William, he locked Margot in the closet so she wouldn’t be able to see the sun.” The teacher couldn’t believe what she was hearing and turned to William to see if this was true. “It’s their fault, they never stopped me!” William exclaimed. “The sun only comes up every seven years,” the teacher replied. “Now she has to wait another seven years just to see it because you locked her in a closet.” William stepped back, he knew he was in a lot of trouble and felt horrible for everything he had done. Everyone was silent they all knew they had something to do with this and that they all would get in trouble. …show more content…

Even though it was a gloomy day, Margot was happy as can be and ready to go to school. As Margot was walking up to her seat with a smile on her face, she backed up to the front of the classroom. “My mother told me some great news last night,” Margot continued, “There’s no need to feel guilty, I’m moving back to Earth tomorrow!” The children looked up from their desks with shocked expressions. They all turned to each other and smiled in relief. The children were happy that Margot would get to see the sun again, she would even see it everyday. As Margot was packing to leave, William came over to say goodbye. William was the last person Margot saw on

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