Short Story Looking Back - 1510 Words

Jem Finch Looking back, I don’t remember a specific time when my fascination of the Radleys began. It had just always been that way. I loved to hear the stories and rumors circulating in the town. I loved to imagine what Boo Radley was really like. It was almost more interesting than football, if that was possible. I had always feared them, yet, in retrospect, I loved fearing them, in a sense. My sister Scout and I wouldn t dare venture past their house in summertime play. The mysterious nature of them was exciting. When I met Dill, my fascination for the Radley’s grew even more. Dill stayed the summers with his Aunt Rachel, who was conveniently our neighbor. Once warned about the Radleys, Dill became more fascinated with the radleys’ than both me and Scout. The Radley’s had always been peculiar. Although it seems as if they had lived in Maycomb forever, they were seldom seen. They lived in a sad house with rotting shingles, which is where they spent most of their time. 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