Let me tell you a story of-
The people of Downright Hollow. They weren't your ordinary bunch of people.
They were extraordinary! Mz Dede Ibori had strange gr-
The street they lived on was a cul-de-sac and only the people living there went down that unfortunate dead en-
Although there were some positives to the street and it's people.
Those were very low-
Like the willow tree in the front yard of Mrs Elizabethian. The kids brave enough to venture into her proper-
And we were-
Yes we were. Not many others were, like that snot ball Edward Chang-
Hey now, play nice-
But he is a snot ball, sleeze bag, kindl-
He used to tease us alot-
-ish hugger! He would laugh at us and rally the other kids against us.
It was quite cruel.
All I remember from the Elizabethian's yard attack was rocks and stones and thorny branches and our blood pooling on the freshly trimmed grass. What do you remember Vic-
Pain. Shame...
Anyway we're way off track.
Oh sorry-
The people of Downright Hollow weren-
You already said that.
Shut up I'm monologuing!
Geez, sorr-
Hmpf! Cul-de-sac, extraordinary people, bullies, blah blah bla-
Are you gonna get to the good stuff?
SHUT UP!
We were young when the Incident happened and the Sheriff moved to town. The grownups mumbled under their breath nervously-
But above Hounding Hollow, no one is willing to talk to anyone on Downright Hollow-
Yes, yes. I know-
But they don't know, you gotta explain these thi-
I WAS GOING TO BUT YOU KEEP INTERRUPTING!!
Geez-
The people of Downright Hollow were in trouble. And no one was willing to save them.
No one was willing to save us.The Sheriff hasn't been here for long.
Not long at all.
And he's already scouting Downright Hollow. His nose stuck up in the air as he struts around inspecting us.
Nosy little maggot-pie-
He walked past Mrs Elizabethian's yard the other day, and we saw him looking strangely at the fruit on the willow tree-
At least he didn't see the treehouse or the hole under the roots-
He wouldn't stop staring at Mz Dede Ibori's-
Well we couldn't stop staring either, he'll get used to the strange sights of Mz De-
He kept harassing Billy and Beatrice about proper living spaces-
Well have you seen where they live Victoria? It's not even stable, a sneeze could blow that thing dow-
He was staring at us too, asking me why I was talkin-
He was?! That slimy bum-bailey goa- Don't listen to him Vicky, we're perfect. You're perfect.
He was questioning the Chang family, asking where the fifth child was.
Everyone knows Lee ran away-He didn't run away Esperanza, he disappeared.
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The people of Downright Hollow
Short StoryLife is alright in the street of Downright Hollow. On the outside, well..... not so much. Or so we thought. The townfolk of Vanlecan (Van-lee-can, in case you were wondering) don't like us very much. Like at all. We're talking about pitchforks and b...