"Discovery in the Dark" by Brianna B

It was a bright morning. The air smelt like cherry blossoms and amber wood. A young
man, about the age of 22, went on a boat ride. Jorge was a member of a hiking club and
traveled the world. As Jorge climbed, he would write in his journal his experience of each step of
the way. Jorge loved to climb until one day a tragedy occurred.
His club left and forgot to tie up the boat. He tied off the club’s boat and headed towards
the cliffs and a very vast mountain. He read articles about what happens when climbing this
mountain and wanted to see for himself. Jorge knew that no one live to tell what was behind the
cloud, but him being a daredevil, he decided he would climb. As he climbed higher, it began to
darken. Jorge was in no fear. He slowly climbed higher but his stomach turned like a screw
being screwed into a wall as he noticed it started to go pitch black. When he looked down he
saw light and complete fog. Jorge questioned himself, “What could this horrid darkness be
from?” He heard crackling and got nervous. He reached for his bright light that miners would
use and placed the light on his head. He continued on climbing but was petrified from what he
had heard. What was it that he heard?
About 10 minutes passed. It was pitch black and below was bright almost like a diamond
ring having light shined on it. Jorge stopped and asked himself, “Do I give up and climb down or
climb a little further?” Jorge made the senseless decision of continuing on to climb. He feels a
warm sensation at his shoulder and turns around to see a another male because there was a
cabin on the mountain and Jorge is confused. The male looks at Jorge, smiles with blood
dripping along with sharp teeth, pushes Jorge and says, “Goodbye.” Jorge falls into the fog and
smacks the floor at instant death. Who took Jorge on a joy ride? A man or creature?