Summary: Night Of The Living By Patrick Macdonald
Patrick Macdonald 1,294
9100 St. Charles Rock Road
St. Louis, MO 63114
(314) 493-6100 macdonaldp831@ritenourschools.org Title
By Patrick Macdonald
There he was, sitting in the middle of the front yard five yards from a smoldering heap of sofa. How was Harold going to explain this one to his grandmother when she got home? Since he had moved in with her the year before, Harold had tried not to be any trouble. She was generous to let him stay, since he couldn’t afford a place of his own. He tried to keep to his room, quietly playing video games with his headset on, so as not to make too much noise. He did his own laundry, washed his own dishes, and tried to stay out of the way as much as possible. Now the house was wrecked. Who knows how much glassware was broken, not to mention the smoke damage. …show more content…
Grandma was out at a church meeting, so it was just Harold and Anna. They were making a pizza and getting ready for a nice quiet night watching “Night of the Living Dead.” Harold loved to play Zombie themed video games, but those weren’t very realistic. A zombie movie was a different thing entirely. It was Anna’s idea. For her, the scarier the better. Harold didn’t want to seem like a wimp in front of his little sister, so he agreed. They turned off the lights and Anna set candles around to create the mood. Then they settled down in front of the
9100 St. Charles Rock Road
St. Louis, MO 63114
(314) 493-6100 macdonaldp831@ritenourschools.org Title
By Patrick Macdonald
There he was, sitting in the middle of the front yard five yards from a smoldering heap of sofa. How was Harold going to explain this one to his grandmother when she got home? Since he had moved in with her the year before, Harold had tried not to be any trouble. She was generous to let him stay, since he couldn’t afford a place of his own. He tried to keep to his room, quietly playing video games with his headset on, so as not to make too much noise. He did his own laundry, washed his own dishes, and tried to stay out of the way as much as possible. Now the house was wrecked. Who knows how much glassware was broken, not to mention the smoke damage. …show more content…
Grandma was out at a church meeting, so it was just Harold and Anna. They were making a pizza and getting ready for a nice quiet night watching “Night of the Living Dead.” Harold loved to play Zombie themed video games, but those weren’t very realistic. A zombie movie was a different thing entirely. It was Anna’s idea. For her, the scarier the better. Harold didn’t want to seem like a wimp in front of his little sister, so he agreed. They turned off the lights and Anna set candles around to create the mood. Then they settled down in front of the