Original Writing

Original Writing

"A distant howl broke the silence"

"Come on, time to go!" I heard Mum shouting. I quickly jumped off my

bed and grabbed my green rucksack. On the way out of the bedroom I

whipped my baseball off the peg and sat it on my head. Down the stairs

I ran and stroked the cat on my way out. It was time to go.

I spent the last week packing and unpacking my bag. I was so excited

that I couldn't think about anything else. This was finally the day I

had been looking forward to for the last two months. The calendar in

my bedroom had a countdown on it, and I crossed off each day as it

passed. Today was the day of our camping trip.

I rushed out of the house eager to get into the car and Mum shut the

house door behind me. It looked as though we were going to hold a car

boot sale. There were bikes fixed carefully to the boot, fishing rods

strapped on top of the car and sleeping bags, pillows and suitcases

piled into the boot. I carefully opened the boot of the car, not

wanting to knock the bike rack off and threw my bag inside. Mum opened

the front car door and started the engine. Dad was sitting in the

front passenger seat, fiddling around in the glove box for some music

to put on. My brother and sister were in the back of the car fighting

over who was going to sit by the window. As the car reversed off the

drive I was thinking about the two weeks ahead of me. My face lit up

at the thought of roasting marshmallows, campfires, fishing and

trekking the woods.

A soft, blue sky with wispy clouds, a bright yellow sun with a gentle

breeze; the weather was perfect. Dad finally found the CD he was

looking for and pressed th...

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...ep, how on

earth they all got to sleep with my Dad's snoring is a question

without an answer. It was pitch black. I tried to adjust my eyes to

the very dim light and glared out the window trying to see what was

outside. Stars. Lots of stars. Stars so bright they were tiny torches

shining from the night sky. It was silent. No noises could be heard.

My Dad had finally stopped snoring and I felt tired. I was just about

to drift off when I awoke. What was that? I felt the hairs on my neck

stand upon end. A distant howl broke the silence. What on earth could

the noise be? Was it simply the howl of a nearby dog or did some sort

of bear make it? My eyes opened wide. I wanted to wake everyone up but

couldn't speak. The pure shock of what I just heard had stunned my

body. My tongue had frozen inside me and I was lost for words.