Nothing Out of the Ordinary

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Once everyone caught word of the news we all met up in our silenced construction site from earlier that summer, we had built the ultimate hide out concealed within the forest. Hunter, the oldest boy in our group said he gathered us here for a journey but we cannot tell a soul of it, it was dangerous and if we were too chicken to follow through he suggested that we back out then and there. Everyone looked around stricken with curiosity and stayed put to hear the story from the grinning puppet master, Hunter. He told us that he was walking around the old abandoned house across the river that morning and was startled when he heard a man calling for help from a shed considerably close to the house. When he got there he saw that the man was locked in the shed so he broke the lock and shoved the door open, he claimed that the man was very grateful and ran to the road at the top of the hill. Obviously intrigued being the age that we were, we started to make plans and Hunter made a list of stuff we needed and said to meet far enough into the path leading to the river so no one could see us, in 15 The river was visibly frozen but we still took precaution since the current had always been rapid in that area, we threw rocks and used sticks to feel the weak spots. Naturally, Hunter was the leader and went first; he made it across but right at the very edge the ice gave in and the current swiftly consumed the shards of ice. He quickly jumped and grabbed a hold of a branch right above him and swung himself to safety, we were small but one by one we all followed across the slick snowy surface to meet him at the other side fearlessly. Hunter did a head check and told us that we had to walk along the side of the house to get to the shed, we were ... ... middle of paper ... ... got over. We were all a bit tired after we got back to the clearing at the beginning of the path, that lead to the river, my house was the closest so we all went there to clear up any evidence of us being near the river because we all knew too well it was forbidden. Everything was cleaned up and everyone had gone to their houses to put back the supplies and then we all met up at Hannah's house for a cup of hot cocoa and ramen noodles. Later that night my mom entered the living room and I felt a hot flash of guilt wipe across my face then she asked me how my day was and I started to feel like a mouse about to fall into a trap while trying to find the right words. I sat there for a few seconds in slight discomfort until my sister of all people came and distracted my mom enough to allow me to just stroll out of the living room and say, “Nothing out of the Ordinary”.

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