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Narrative Essay On Jane Eyre

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THEY WERE TOO LATE. Sharp flecks of metal and splintered wood rained onto the stone floor of Wolstencroft and into Jane’s face. She squeezed her eyes shut as she fell backward and smeared the blood across her face in a diagonal line, stinging as the shards sliced deeper in. She wiped away the stuck pieces as the smell of rotten garbage overwhelmed her and fumbled around the dusty-aired hall, fingers trailing across the shaking walls and rumbling floor boards. There was too much filth and chaos for her to see anything, but it didn’t take long before West found her. “Are you okay?” She nodded fearfully. Undeniably, they smelled the rancid decay and knew what the reek was. Jane glanced at the main entrance again, and inhaled. Without delay she jerked her face away and gasped for a breath that wasn’t the sickening stench of rotten death—her lungs protested and shrieked in queasiness, as she heard the loud steps and sniffing of something around her and moving in quickly. She heard a clatter of fighting and growls, mingled by screams and wounding howls. Jane knew she’d die if they found her, but she also couldn’t ignore their threats, the cries of the people they were hurting, crunching and severing wings from their back. …show more content…

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