The Maze Of Illusion
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Ethan Hicks, Grade 4
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Short Story
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2018
"Aaaaargh!" screamed Oliver as the snake's fangs entered into his leg.
He and his family were having a holiday in Australia. It had been a lot of fun until now... Now he felt he was getting more loony by the second!
Until he fell unconscious...
He woke up to find tall hedge walls surrounding him. Slowly he stood and began to walk around. He was standing in a huge hedge maze.
Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, a piece of metal appeared in front of him. On it was the darkest black ink. It looked like someone, or something had scratched a message on it. It said... "Everything is not as it seems".
Then, the hedge maze turned to metal and waterfalls of squelchy black ink cascaded over the sides. It filled the maze until the floors were invisible.
Oliver stood, paralyzed with fear as an ink wave as black as a raven and as tall as a skyscraper moved towards him. He tried to run, but it was too late. He knew there was no escape... he was going to drown.
Just as the ink hit his eyes, he woke up in the hospital.
It was all a nervous breakdown!