Fiction Writing Exercise
She lifted her free hand, gave a little nod, turned around, and walked out of the doctor's office. Then her slow step began on the stairs, going down.When she returned to the street it had begun to get dark and Phoenix knew she must try to hurry or her grandson would be scared. "I don't know what got in me to sit around like that now an old woman gots to hurry," she mumbled to herself. Once she was on the path again to go through the woods she tucked the soothing lotion for the boy into a pocket and the windmill she bought him in another and began letting her feet show her the way. Over the path and working hard not to get caught in thorn bushes again Phoenix barely noticed the hunter coming out of the woods at her again. "Hey grandma, why did you go to town only to turn around and come back so fast?" he asked with a wide toothed grin. Phoenix learned a long time ago about white men. Her momma told her right before being sold across the river that white men will pretend to be nice and will then attack you like it is their right. Remembering this advice Phoenix put her head down and tried to duck past the hunter on the path but he grabbed her arm. "Let go an old woman," 'said Phoenix. "I got to gets this medicine to
"Dammit you old woman, TELL me where he is," he said. A few warm seasons ago he burned his throat with lye," she said. "Anyway, he burnt his throat and now it closes on him and I walk to town to get the medicine that helps him breath. "Phoenix tried to shake the cobwebs from her brain. "Go away you old animals, foxes, pigs and snakes, our friend the hunter will kill you if he sees you. Just tell me where you live so I can go help him. "I am a doctor and I want to check his throat. "You look like a common hunter to me. "He is sick but its nothing we can't fix," said the hunter, who immediately began to mix up a solution of various plants and herbs. "Granny I am not going to hurt you and I have no interest in an old colored woman. I checked the medicine you had for your grandson and it is nothing but sugar water. She knew he must be scared alone in the cabin with no oil lamp to light the room. "' Phoenix knew something was wrong when she next opened her eyes and she was in a soft bed.
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