Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Minetrapped! Chapter 5: A sudden shock



The next day, I woke up at the crack of dawn. When the sun was fully up, the leader woke up. We ate some mushroom soup and set off again. We went through forests and over mountains. By late afternoon, our food was low and we were STILL in the middle of nowhere. I was starting to think that this guy was a fraud. But this guy was a fraud. But this could be the right way!, a voice said in my head. But what if he's a fraud? said a voice lower. So I just followed the first voice. By sundown, we found an abandoned campsite and mine. ( Lucky ho!) We restocked on food and minerals. I was about to go to bed, but I heard a rumble. I slowly turned around.

I saw my older brother staring at me, in shock and surprise. Judging by the surroundings, it seemed to be dinnertime. The computer was in our room. he quickly ran downstairs. a little later, my parents came. All had the same expressions. I could see their mouths moving, but I couldn't understand them. when they looked at me, I signaled that I couldn't hear them. Mom made a face that seemed to say, things just got a whole lot harder.

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