"Lost" By Andrew A.

                On a stormy night in the forest a family was camping out. The family consisted of a mother, father, son, and daughter. The son’s name was James and the daughter’s name was Alex. The family was camping in the forest as a family vacation. The family did not have any communication to the cities close to them.

            As the night grew longer, the temperature dropped lower. James was trying to think of other ways to stay warm in the cold while the rest of the family huddled together. James then got up and gathered branches. James gathered branches to make a cover for them to catch the rain. For the cover, James used three layers of blankets to catch the rain. Then he used the remaining branches to start a fire.

            Although James plan was working, it did not last a long time. Then without him realizing, James wandered off from the family. Even though James wandered from the family, he had enough supplies in his backpack that he carries around to last him 5 days. James tried to retrace his steps to make it back to the family but the rain washed his tracks away. By the time James reached the spot where he began he noticed it was morning and that he was traveling in circles.

            3 days passed since James became lost. James was running low on food, water, and other supplies. He tried several times to call the police and his family but had no luck. Then when he was trying to call again, James noticed a shiny necklace on the ground. James picked it up and saw that it was his sister Alexis’ necklace. He then saw a trail of blood pointing north. James quickly followed the trail and found Alexis on the ground. James picked Alexis up and took her where there would be less rain on them.

            James laid Alexis down next to a tree.  He examined her body to see where the bleeding was coming from. He then saw that there was a big scrape down her leg. James grabbed bandages from his backpack and rapped it around Alexis’ leg. He then got 2 thick branches and smoothed them out to help Alexis walk around. Alexis woke up later that day. Her memory was foggy but she told James what she remembers about what happened to her. Alexis and the rest of the family were looking for James until they fell down a cliff. Both their mom and dad died.

            5 days passed since James was separated from his family. In that time, James found his sister, but lost most of his food and water. James only has 1 water bottle left and 1 small fish. James decided that they should start walking to civilization. James and Alexis walked for miles and miles but still did not find any civilization. While they were walking, Alexis feinted to the ground. James rushed to her side to see if she was breathing. Alexis was breathing but had a high fever. James stayed with Alexis giving her warmth and the last of his supplies.  Soon, James started to get a fever. With no supplies, James believed that there was no hope until he felt his body lifted from the ground. He then opened his eyes slightly to see a paramedic team and an ambulance carrying him and Alexis to safety. That’s when he realized that he was going to survive.