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The Green Man of Ellingham - Chapter Four
By tpowell
24 September 2007

This is chapter four - I realise the last couple of chapters have been very short but I feel it is important for the reader to understand the actions and feelings of both of my main characters.

I originally wrote this story purely from Elly's point of view but I didn't feel it worked very well and so I am rewriting it this way with Elly and Nick's viewpoint alternating each chapter.

Thank you for the reviews already posted, it is very helpful to read what people think.

thanks

Tracey


Four.   Nick
 
Nick lay on his bed, the room was still dark, but the first grey light of dawn was beginning to filter through the curtains.  The house was quiet, he’d heard his father come up to bed several hours ago; his mother had been in bed already, Nick had helped her upstairs after he had watched the local news.
 
Giving up on the idea of getting any more sleep, Nick swung his legs off the bed and got up. His school uniform was creased but Nick wasn’t bothered, he grabbed his bag and after checking on his mother, who was still fast asleep, he went downstairs.
 
Nick liked the house best when he was the only one around, he preferred the silence to the shouting and yelling that normally filled the air when his parents were having one of their many rows.
 
He didn’t feel hungry, but he took an apple ,some crisps and a can of cola for later and let himself out of the house into the damp morning air, Nick took a deep breathe, it felt wonderful after the stuffy atmosphere inside the house.
 
Adopting his usual swagger, Nick walked up the drive and through the gates; it was time to face another day.
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Written by Josie (2780 comments posted) 6th October 2007
Tracey, I feel that this might be considered rather short for a chapter of a book, although I do understand what you are doing.

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