"No Escape Response"

When we are young children we tend to fear even our own shadow. We feel like monsters are going to come out of our closets and that the boogeyman lives under our beds. In the story “No Escape” from The Mee Street Chronicles by Frankie Lennon the narrator who is a young girl describes the struggle she went through to find her parents and to get out of the house.

Frankie describes the struggle and bravery she had to put in. She feared the darkness as well as being alone but that did not stop her from getting to the door. The author used vivid words that made me feel part of what the young girl was feeling. It made me feel like I needed to help her and tell her not to be afraid. As I read the story I felt like that young girl was me. Up until now I still fear the dark, even though I know that the boogeyman does not exists I still get scare.

Now that I’m a grown young lady I can relate to Frankie when she was young. Having that fear that takes your breath away leaving you with nothing but sweat and thoughts of having a monster or spirit take you forever, and never coming back with your family is something that I still believe and get scare every time I go throw the trash in the dark or go do laundry at the garage where the washers are located.

My mother would always say that it was all in my imagination and that I had to lose my fear or else I would always wonder if that shadow was really a monster or just the shadow of my sweater hanging on the chair. Even though my mother thought I was just exaggerating, I always believed that there was something or someone else sleeping in the night with me. Maybe it was a spirit I would say but who knows, I will never know if it was true or just my imagination.

At last I like the story “No Escape” from The Mee Street Chronicles by Frankie Lennon, because she used very descriptive and vivid words that made me remember about my fears and made me feel part of the story as if I was the young girl. I enjoyed reading this story since I was able to relate to it and bring up my childhood once more.