Personal Narrative: A Fast Runner By Thorstein Eriksson

Three days ago I was sent with a message for Thorstein Eriksson. I had to run the whole way to his farm. Although, not at my own pace, I was racing against Hikki. Hikki’s a fast runner and knows his way around. Freydis ordered me to go immediately, but I heard that Hikki was taking food. That worried me. I wandered, would I go a few days without food? I had no choice though, Freydis wanted me to have a head start. So I ran. I ran along the coast because that’s all I knew. It wasn’t long until I saw Hikki overtake me. He ran a more direct route.
When the sun went down I grew tired, my eyes wouldn’t stay open. I stopped and found somewhere to sleep.
When I awoke the only thing I could think of was food. I was starving and couldn’t run! Thankfully