Melvin Burgess at Rosmini High School

Coming Home alternative endings

Me and Gill walked back to the house and we began to get ready to go out with our friends. While we were leaving dad jumped to the door. He looked wired and happy at the same time. I asked him “Why are you so happy?” “This evening your mother and Nigel will come to dinner, I'm exited!” he answered. Although he had a strange light in his eyes we left.

A couple of hour later we came back and as soon as we stepped inside we realized something odd had happened. Our father was sitting on the armchair wearing a muddy dressing gown. He was smoking his pipe while reading the newspaper. The house was upside down. “What's going on here?” asked Gill, “Nothing” snapped he. “Where are mum and Nigel?” “They needed some fresh air. If you want they are in the garden!” me and Gill ran to the garden and we froze: there were two graves.

Coming Home alternative endings

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