FICTION: Albertina's Second-hand Shop

My story for fiction derives from my Fact project where I created a factual zine about Barnardo's Charity Shop. Obviously, I don't want to deface any charity, therefore my influence went as far as basing my story around a second-hand shop and its owner. 




The Story

Albertina owns a shop that sells second hand clothes.

Her shop, based in the middle of no where, gets little customers, which leaves her sitting in her chair waiting. 

Albertina is polite and welcoming. People never hear that much about her, though. No one ever knows anyone who's been, but people go.

It's a normal day, she's sat in her chair in her shop and the bell goes and someone enters.

It's a donator! He makes his way through the shop and puts his bag down, gratification on his small face, eyes gleaming.

The room was small but big enough to fit her chair and table. There weren't even any clothes on show.

Albertina approached the stranger, hiding her tea cup behind her back and proceeded to stike him with it. She got a bit carried away with this one, probably the stupid smile he had on his face.

His head was mush. "No bother," She thought, "Albert isn't fussy."

She dragged the dead body across to an open trap-door exposing a dark well. The body fell down and landed at the bottom.

Staring down at the lifeless body was Albertina's huge hairless pet rat.

After feeding Albert, Albertina sat back on her chair and waited for the doorbell.

 

  

^ This was my first character development. I wanted Albertina to look creepy but frail. Originally, the was employing workers to get her 'food.' However, after a Crit session with illustrator Luke Best, it was noted that the employees were creepier. I decided to change Albertina to that style. 

Chosen character style