Once all of the lights were out in the house I walked to the living room and searched for my mothers purse. I found it and tried to count out thirteen dollars in the dark. I grabbed my coat and headed for the door. I closed the door as quietly as I could to help not to make my dad come see what was happenin'. It was a long walk to the train station but I ended up catching the nine o'clock train to Maycomb from Meridian. The train ride seemed to take forever but when I finally arrived at Maycomb Junction, I found out from the conductor that Maycomb was around fifteen miles away. I walked and walked until my feet were sore along the highway until I spotted a cotton wagon and rode on the back of it until I reached the small town.
I jumped off of the cotton wagon when it stopped for a rest a few streets over from the Finch home. I knew my way around, even in the dark, Maycomb. I noticed that the lights were off in the house but wasn't sure if there was anyone home or not so I snuck around to the back entrance of the house and quickly open the door. The door to Scout and Jem's room was open and no one was inside yet. I heard talking in the front room of the house so I cautiously hid under Scout's bed. I tried to keep quiet as I heard two people enter the room. Jem and Scout were quick to get into an argument because Jem tried to boss my fiancé around. Scout charged Jem and the two got into a fist fight.
"Ain't so high and mighty now," Scout teased Jem as she punched him in the stomach.Jem countered with a punch that landed Scout on the other side of the room. What had started as Jem and Scout punching each other ended up as Jem and Scout wrestling. After a couple of minutes Atticus walked into the room and intervened. After a good talkin' to, Jem and Scout went to bed.
"Jem, I think there is a snake under my bed,"
"Are you playin a joke on me Scout?" Jem asked.
Once Scout had convinced him she was truly afraid, Jem took a broom and swiped under the bed. The broom hit me in the face and Jem knew there was something under the bed. I decided to get out from under the bed since they would find me sooner or later.
Scout jumped in shock when I climbed out from under her bed and Jem nearly hit me with the broom again.
"Dill, what are you doing here?" Scout asked once she was passed her shock.
I explained my situation with my dad and how I ran away from home and that they were not to tell anyone that I was here.
1 comments:
I liked how you said his escape instead of starting it at Maycomb like the book. It gave me a better picture of what Dill's journey was like. I like how you called Scout his fiance, it really showed his character. I like how you sort of ended it before the chapter so you focused it on one part.
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