175 4 Walls and bridges An ear-splitting scream emerges from my gut, explodes in my throat, and uses every inch of me to be heard. Instinct says don’t move, but everything else says check on Khalil. I jump out the Impala and rush around to the other side. Khalil stares at the sky as if he hopes to see God. His mouth is open like he wants to scream. I scream loud enough for the both of us. “No, no, no,” is all I can say, like I’m a year old and it’s the only word I know. I’m not sure how I end up on the ground next to him. My mom once said that if someone gets shot, try to stop the bleeding, but there’s so much blood. Too much blood. “No, no, no.” Khalil doesn’t move. He doesn’t utter a word. He doesn’t even look at me. His body stiffens, and he’s gone. I hope he sees God. Someone else screams. I blink through my tears. Officer One-Fifteen yells at me, pointing the same gun he killed my friend with. I put my hands up. […] UNDERSTANDING 24 Summarise Write a short summary of what happens in this excerpt. Write maximum one hundred words. Who are the main characters? What is the setting? What happens? 25 Explore language and mood a) The last scene in this excerpt is very emotive. What words has the author chosen to create this emotional effect? Example: blood splatters, ear-splitting scream Write down at least four more examples of emotive language in this scene. to utter – segja emotive – tilfinningaþrunginn Hæfniviðmið • Lesið sér til gagns og ánægju fjölbreyttar bókmenntir við hæfi, unnið með efni þeirra og gert sér grein fyrir gildi bókmennta.
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