IGCSE Coursework – Writing to Describe (1)

Creative writing

It was a dark and dreary evening, the faint sound of rain hitting the window pane was all that could be heard. It was very murky. This place was a small and relatively unknown village. During the day this village seemed to be alive with a flurry of people coming to the market stalls to get any goods, you would also see the odd one or two children running around the stalls and causing commotion. Despite this in the evening this village seemed like a death valley, there was always a dead silence as if a heavy burden had been placed on the village not even the animals made a noise the dogs didn’t bark nor did the birds tweet. This village was home to the small population of 1,000 people. In this village everyone knew each other  so the slightest glimpse and chatter of a stranger would spread like wildfire.

In the middle of this village situated next to the biggest market stall there was a small house. Surrounding this house was a flurry of small little market stalls. Right beside this house there was a small alleyway and sitting in the alleyway was a young man with blond hair and a tanned complexion right beside him was a young women with long brown hair and with frosty eyes that could make anyone freeze in their tracks. The rain was beating down on them but it seemed they didn’t have a care in the world as they gazed into each others eyes.

“Why do you have to leave?”she said passionately.

“Is it because my father threatened to behead you”. Her father was the leader of the village he was  a very proud and pompous man. She didn’t have any vicious feelings towards her father but she had never been close to her father there was no particular reason why but they showd no emotion towards each other.

“No its because I am not a citizen of this village i’m just a farmer that happened to be walking through this village and I fell in love with the kings daughter its not possible for me to live the life that you live i’m not accepted by your father our relationship would be frowned upon by the people of this village”.

The mood had darkened their smiles had now turned to frown.

“Then I will come with you to your farm, anywhere you go I will go to”. The man stared intently at the girl he didn’t say a word he simply nodded.

No one noticed them as they made the way towards the gate, the girl looked back at the tower where her father would be deep in sleep she couldn’t help but shed a tear, this was her home but tomorrow she would have a new home. As they opened the gates a new life was in store for the girl and the man as the waked of, the sun started to rise their silhouettes becoming less potent as they rode off into the distance.