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The Red River Short Story
River is loved by everyone from his small town in Tree Hill, located in North Carolina. He is known as the “perfect guy”. He is 5’8 with dark blue eyes. He is a pale Caucasian teenage boy. He had a tragic childhood, which is why many people feel sorrow for him. Everyone in his neighborhood knows the traumatic accident that happened to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Camden died in a car accident while driving to the mountains on their way to surprise River. Luckily, River made it out alive. People think that River is an angel because although his parents are dead, he still manages to have perfect grades in all his classes. River was 16 when his parents died. Every night, he would quickly get flashes of memory going through his head. About the death …show more content…
He didn’t know what to do with it bodies so he burned it on fire and called the authorities saying the car went on fire. When he found out what he did River got freaked out. He was sobbing in tears because flashes were flashing through his mind on how he killed his parents. He is rambling insane words like “I’m sorry..mom and dad. I am ungrateful child. I do not recall doing this to you guys”. That day he could not sleep well. He started to have nightmares of his dead parents. The next morning he thought he saw someone trying to invade his home. He went after what he thought was a shadow of a person. Once he saw the shadow face he was going insane. The ghost told him “Why did you kill us? We were the only ones who truly cared about …show more content…
He decided to go out and get drunk until he died. But he knew that was not going to help him because his punishment is to be immortal. He was upset and continued to drink nonstop until, he was actually dead. Thankfully the bartender noticed him from far away and called Lux to help him cheer up because he is not feeling well. The bartender knew that he has been through a lot. Lux, received a called from the bartender and said “Hello!” the Bartender replied saying, “Hello! Yes! Is this Lux speaking?” Lux strangely said, “Yes! This is her speaking. How may I help you?” Bartender said, “Yes, your friend River is in Bob’s Restaurant and he is drinking alcohol nonstop can you get over here and help him out. You know, since he has no one to help hom except for you.” Lux said, “I’ll be there in a few minutes”. Once, Lux arrive, she saw River looking horrendous. She went up to him to cheer him up and make him feel better. As River got drunker and drunker little by little he told Lux the huge secret he was hiding from everyone over a year. River told her, “Lux I screwed up big time.” Lux said, “Whatever you did cannot make you feel like you want to kill yourself.” River replied by saying, “Yes, it can because I’m the reason they are dead..” Lux said “Who are “they”?”. River said “My parents.. They died because I killed them on the day of my birthday. When we were on our way to the

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