Lost in a Forest
Katrina Pham
Ms. Leang English 1 HP, Period 1
3 October 2012
Lost in a Forest “It’s too dark, Katrina. I can’t see!” cried Christopher, my baby cousin. “Slow down! If I lose you, the monsters are going to swallow me whole.” I heard him, but his whimpers only exacerbated the situation, which was already worsening by the second. The sun had nearly disappeared behind the mountain, and the darkness was quickly claiming the night. Out of instinct, I grabbed his hand and we ran as quickly as we could wherever there was a path. Not even in my wildest dream could I have imagined how easily our pleasant afternoon stroll could turn into the chilling experience of my life, the night Christopher and I got lost in the forest by ourselves.
With each of us and our crazy schedules, summer was the best time for my entire family to unwind and enjoy a delightful vacation together. It was quite the struggle trying to agree on the perfect destination. “I think we should go to Africa and see that fat giraffe I saw on Tumblr,” I suggested as my family listened to my silly reasoning.
“Be quiet, weirdo. Deciding because of tumblr is just foolish. Let me and Percian decide, so we’d at least have a better reason,” Leon, my 16-year-old brother, retorted back almost instantaneously.
“If you like animals so much, what about going to the Brazilian Amazon? There’s nice scenery and pretty animals, I think,” My 17-year-old brother, Percian, said excitingly.
“Oh really? Like that’s a better reason!” I giggled, pointing at Leon.
“Let’s hope no one gets lost in that forest,” Percian chuckled and glared at me. Surely, he should have knocked on wood after that, but no one could have seen what was in store for us. Nevertheless, it was settled; my parents decided to go with Percian’s idea, and to bring Chris along while his parents were on a business travel. We stayed at the Tropical Manaus, a hotel that was just 50 yards from the forest. Tropical Manaus had a beautiful pool centered between two
Ms. Leang English 1 HP, Period 1
3 October 2012
Lost in a Forest “It’s too dark, Katrina. I can’t see!” cried Christopher, my baby cousin. “Slow down! If I lose you, the monsters are going to swallow me whole.” I heard him, but his whimpers only exacerbated the situation, which was already worsening by the second. The sun had nearly disappeared behind the mountain, and the darkness was quickly claiming the night. Out of instinct, I grabbed his hand and we ran as quickly as we could wherever there was a path. Not even in my wildest dream could I have imagined how easily our pleasant afternoon stroll could turn into the chilling experience of my life, the night Christopher and I got lost in the forest by ourselves.
With each of us and our crazy schedules, summer was the best time for my entire family to unwind and enjoy a delightful vacation together. It was quite the struggle trying to agree on the perfect destination. “I think we should go to Africa and see that fat giraffe I saw on Tumblr,” I suggested as my family listened to my silly reasoning.
“Be quiet, weirdo. Deciding because of tumblr is just foolish. Let me and Percian decide, so we’d at least have a better reason,” Leon, my 16-year-old brother, retorted back almost instantaneously.
“If you like animals so much, what about going to the Brazilian Amazon? There’s nice scenery and pretty animals, I think,” My 17-year-old brother, Percian, said excitingly.
“Oh really? Like that’s a better reason!” I giggled, pointing at Leon.
“Let’s hope no one gets lost in that forest,” Percian chuckled and glared at me. Surely, he should have knocked on wood after that, but no one could have seen what was in store for us. Nevertheless, it was settled; my parents decided to go with Percian’s idea, and to bring Chris along while his parents were on a business travel. We stayed at the Tropical Manaus, a hotel that was just 50 yards from the forest. Tropical Manaus had a beautiful pool centered between two