To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 9/11 Alternate Ending

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There was a knock on the door, Scarlett knew exactly who it was. It was Bertha, the man she called in the previous days. “Coming!” Scarlett yelled. As she rushed to the door, it happened again. The reason she was answering the door is because two weeks earlier, catastrophe struck. That evening was a stormy night, lightning was making the sky look bright as day, and the thunder making the night sound like the angels were bowling a perfect score. Then BANG! A lightning bolt hit the A/C unit supercharging the unit. The time was in the middle of the night, so when Scarlett woke that morning she was very surprised, now Scarlett couldn’t live her life. The following days were difficult, she couldn’t even use hairspray without getting the spray on her dress. Another thing was that the unit made a loud roar, as if a lion was standing right in the kitchen. Also, the storm was so shoddy, she couldn’t call a repairman till a few weeks after that horrific night. Finally, the lines were fixed, so Scarlett pulled out a phone book and looked at the repairman section. She found a company under the name of Johnson Air Conditioning. Scarlett picked up the telephone and dialed the number. The phone rang and rang till …show more content…

She panicked, not knowing what to do she grabbed a knife from the kitchen and started walking to him, he wasn’t looking as he was turned around fixing the unit. She walked up to him and threw her arms above her head, ready to strike with the knife. She went down, striking the knife on Berthas head. This made a 3 inch gauge, blood was everywhere. Scarlett started crying, just realizing what she did. She called the police, told them what had happened. They showed up to the apartment, examined the body, and realized that this wasn’t the right guy. This was his twin, she was convicted of murder and never step foot outside of a prison the rest of her

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