The Mysterious Death of Faye Bryers


(an excerpt)

Written by:   Lily Frewing, Gr. 7 student, St. Alfred’s Catholic Elementary
Edited by:   Fay Onyegbule, Gr. 12 Writer’s Craft

The Olympics were in 2 years and she was paralyzed from the neck down. The things that meant the world to her less than 2 years ago now meant nothing. Little did she know that she’d be able to go home very soon. She tried to get excited, but she definitely was not as motivated as before. Just thinking about going home made her cry and to be quite honest, she was getting used to the hospital. Faye was excited to see her friends and coaches, but she didn’t want to share the bad news of her paralysis. Faye was a very shy and quiet person that often kept things to herself, but she had to tell them about what happened as it was her dream to be in the Olympics and she couldn’t anymore.

Finally, it was the day she could go home, but when the doctor passed through the hall strange noises were coming from Faye’s room. Screams, gargles and footsteps filled the halls but the doctor couldn’t pinpoint which room it was coming from. When the doctor decided to check on Faye, she was devastated and shocked by what she saw. The doctor slowly crept in and saw a bloody cleaver beside Faye’s body. Faye was laying in a pool of her own blood.