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  • Essay / Story within a story: Story within a story - 1313

    Everything was burned, dead. The girl woke up after blinking a few times and got up. Her wavy, tangled brown hair cascaded over her shoulders and her crystalline eyes were as blue and iridescent as the ocean. She walked on the earth and the dead leaves that littered the ground. After crossing the wilderness, she came across an abandoned house. He looked lonely and empty, as if decades had passed since footsteps had echoed through the halls. The only light that managed to come in came from a cracked window. The girl went up the steps, the door creaked open. The house itself was small, with only one floor. As she walked, a spider web brushed against her face and she screamed. When she entered, there was a large living room. There was a large red carpet spread out on the wooden floor and beige leather sofas. A large glass chandelier and old photographs covered the walls. The girl walked over to a specific photograph in an engraved gold frame. It was placed on a table between the two sofas. The photo depicted a family, probably the ones who previously lived in the abandoned house. There was a young girl, about 5 years old, with short blonde hair. She was with her mother and father. The girl looked at the photo. What happened to them? The girl continues to explore. As she walked, the floorboards creaked. The house had two other rooms. One of them was the parents' bedroom and had a large bed and a huge dressing room. The other was a child's bedroom. There was a small bed pressed against the wall. Next to the bed was a nightstand covered in a layer of dust. On the floor in front of the nightstand was a striped porcelain doll. There was a window with open pink curtains. On the left side of the room was a small desk with a large etched mirror. The girl left the house. Then she noticed something, a large stone hidden under the vines. She pushed away the branches and leaves. He