The Great Gatsby Creative Writing

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He hadn’t known what he’d done to deserve this. He’d been good. Had good grades, helps a lady put groceries in her car. Cleaned up after himself. He loved his boyfriend. He was GOOD. Sure he was lazy sometimes. And there was that time he’d cheated on that tes- There it was. The croak of the third step of his stairs. He could almost feel the smoothness of them, almost feel the rough spots from overuse. This creek was the only warning he had that whatever it was, was coming. He could feel his hair stand on end. Like there was a current in the air after one of those breathtaking lightning storms. He was sitting in his closet. The roughness of jeans surrounding him. Closing around him. The thump thump thump, Of his heart in his …show more content…

Eaten breakfast while his dad read the paper. Talked with his Mum at diner about the date he’d taken Will on- Will! Where was his boyfriend? He’d just talked to him on the phone. He was on his way here. But- His door clicked as the locked turned up almost taunting him with the slowness from the crack in his closet doors. He slammed his eyes shut, thump thump thump thump, thump thump thump thump. His heart was rapid now. Like a deer, running from the wolf that was chasing it. The door creaked open. “Ben?” What? What? That was Will. But where had the monster gone? It was just there. He still hadn't opened his eyes. He didn’t know if he was going to . He didn’t want this to be a dream. He was shaking. He was sure by now there were tears on his face. He’d sobbed out when he’d first seen it. He still hadn't opened his eye’s when he felt a warm hand trail down his arm, to his elbow. He didn’t realise something was wrong until the hand stopped. Will was whispering only, that wasn’t Will’s hand? Where was the scar he had gotten on his hand that time he been making them dinner, they'd had to go out for pizza after Ben had rushed them to the ER. That scar wasn’t there. And now that he

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