By Isabella Schembri-Adams
Nat, who was overwhelmed and enraged, tried to think of a way to escape.
Mould dripped down the old, lifeless walls like the teardrops dripping down Nat’s face.
The broken, creaky floorboards screeched like the sound of the slaves being thrown off the ships whilst Nat searched the prison-like rooms.
The Mistress’ footsteps got nearer and nearer – making it harder for Nat to come up with a plan.
Ideas filled his mind as his legs wobbled with anxiety like a building shaking in an earthquake.
Taking slow, careful steps towards the creaky door, Nat held his hand out in front of him, ready to find his freedom.
Suddenly, as Nat was about to run away, he heard the angry voice of the Mistress. All of Nat’s ideas were washed away by his tears and sweat as the Mistress came closer to his door.
Racing, zooming, running, Nat speedily reached his hand out to the dusty window, placing his foot nervously out of the window. Would he be caught again? Would he find his family? Would he find freedom? Questions raced through his mind as he got further and further away from the house.
As Nat continued to race through the streets, he heard someone call his name. With sweat dripping down his face, anger bubbling inside, Nat tried to keep his sadness under control.
How could his mother and sister be missing? Nat felt as though his life had become one big nightmare; it had no meaning any more. His heart was shattered into tiny pieces like a broken glass.
Nat felt like his life should be over and that he could no longer live without his mother and Martha, his sister.
As Nat took small steps towards the ocean, he knew that he couldn’t live without his family.
Author Bio:
Isabella, who likes to be called Bella, is 11 years old and lives in East Sussex.
She enjoys crochet, days out with friends and family, nature, and spending time with her dog, Stormy, cat Goose, and two rabbits, Kola and Zizzy.
In Year 1 at school, she was asked the question in her RE book , ‘Why do people go to church?’ Her response was, ‘To sin.’ She missed the G off the end!
