The Fall
“You’re going to love it here Lilly,” my dad said excited and hopeful.
“Dad we’re just staying here for a week,” I told my dad, “it’s not like we’re moving here.”
“Well I grew up in Alaska and I want you to experience living here for at least a little while,” he said, “besides it’s beautiful there.”
I understand, he just wanted for me to see where he grew up. And he was right, it is supposed to be beautiful there and it would be nice to get away from everything and be surrounded by nature.
“Now boarding flight 2204, now boarding flight 2204,” an overhead voice said.
“That's our cue,” my dad commented happily, grabbing his bag and gesturing for me to hurry.
“I guess it is,” I responded. I grabbed my carry-on and walked down with
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It was like you were inside the worst possible car wreck imaginable. We hit the water hard and skidded to a halt. I tried to stay in the brace position but the force of the landing was massive. I jolted in my seat from the incredibly rugged landing. I hit my head hard on the seat in front of me and my vision blurred.
My dad hastily unbuckled my seatbelt bringing me to full focuss. I started to open the door as fast as I could, I didn’t know what was going to happen but I knew that I needed to get the door to open quickly.
People were crowding behind us trying to get out, some shoving each other to try to get closer to survival. Because I read the directions thoroughly while we were falling, I managed to open the door. As soon as I got the door open though, freezing cold water came rushing in, hitting me like cold, hard fists. It was so shockingly cold that I kept thinking that we were either going to drown or get hypothermia. My dad grabbed me and the airline lady and pushed us out the door.
“Whatever you do don’t let your head go under the water and try to control your breathing!” my dad yelled over the waves. I suddenly remember when we talked about hypothermia in school. I don’t know what temperature the water was but I knew we didn’t have long until someone would fall unconscious or not be able to function properly
After an eight hour drive we finally made it to Yosemite National Park. We were minutes away from starting our camping adventure and none of us could hold in our excitement. As we pulled into the parking lot we instantly noticed that the whole place was completely abandoned. We were puzzled as to why the park was closed. Annabelle was the first one to break the silence. She turned to Wyatt and said, “there is no way in hell that I’m leaving this place without going camping.” The furious look on her face made us realize that she would be impossible to reason with. Wyatt tried explaining to her that it might not be safe to camp at a deserted park but she grabbed her backpack and marched over to the fence. She promptly threw her gear over the fence
Monday morning Maddie woke up a little after six thirty. It was clear to her that she would be late but she didn't really care. There was so much going on. She spent most of her shower wondering what was going on with Elijah and his siblings. Quickly, she got dressed in a white blouse that had opened shoulders, skinny jeans and her white converse shoes. She got her stuff before leaving the house quickly. By the time she was driving away from Starbucks, first period had begun but she didn't really care.
My mind went blank. I forgot all the things I learned in the plane safety book mom gave me. All the flights attendants were trying to keep everyone calm. They were putting a mask on that everything was fine, but my eyes looked through it and saw them crying on the inside. The oxygen masks came flying down but I didn't notice. I was staring at all the people crying. Then the flight attendant came and put my mask on for
“Now John go pack your stuff we have to leave when your dad gets home.”
Her new handler, so to speak, had the fashion sense of a mafia man in the golden era of organized crime. He oozed class from head to toe, the expense of his outfit showing in the subtle details of an expert tailor. From what Sierra knew of the man, the outfit seemed to fit him. A good bit of the city ran through him and the outfit reflected just that, commanding attention and respect from all those who saw it.
‘Call the ambulance’ I said to myself. The red car disappeared from the view as I looked for help. As I tried unlocking the seat belt, I realized I was bleeding and my head was hurting really badly. Helplessly, I bent forward and checked Trevor’s pulse. My immobile left hand lay dead on the side as I reached for my phone, Speed dialling the number as I called the ambulance to the location.
Going into the fall 2014 semester, my family was not in a good place financially, and I was not mentally. Our income had been reduced, meaning I had to step up to help my family. This caused my already weakened mental state to become even more strained and took a toll on me physically. I was not able to concentrate on anything at school, work, and home, it was almost in a blur. When I resigned from the fall 2014 semester, I knew it was something that was needed to make sure I stayed healthy, mentally and physically. Two years went by and I found myself in a better place. Going into the fall 2016 semester, I found the perfect balance between studying, work, and home life. In the end I exceeded all the expectations I had set for myself in every
Despite being surrounded by beauty and the amazing scent of my lotion, the trail in the Amicalola Fall was a good idea ,but there where some down sides to this trip. It all started like this we woke up early got dressed and put on my favorite smelling lotion . We started walking on the trail it was so beautiful but the insects where everywhere the worst ones where mosquito and gnats it was infuriating, then I remembered it was my scented lotion. I saw one try and land on me but I slapped it before getting bit and that signaled them, there where insects attacking me from left and right I was helpless the only thing I could do was to scream and I did
“Yes, Dad,” I replied, yawning because I just woke up. I grabbed the bag and headed for the sliding glass door. “Hurry up, Sam!” I yelled, waiting impatiently at the glass door.
It started when i was three years old, I lived in Copperas Cove, Texas. My dad had my older brother, Trevor 3 years before I was born. Dad and my mother had divorced so it was just my dad and me for a couple of years. We were best friends and did everything together. I was his favorite person in the world. He met Alison when I was three-years-old she was super nice and took me under her wing, we turned into a trio, but my dad and I always had our special bond. In the spring of 2006 my dad found out he would be deploying to Iraq for his second time. He had deployed for a year when I was a baby, too early to remember. My dad and Alison had made the plan for her to move back to Maine while he was deployed, and I was going to stay with my Aunt
Fall is fast approaching and that means it's time for sweaters, scarves and boots! I love Fall, the temperature is perfection. The heat and I do not get along, however the cool, crisp air and I are BFF.
I could feel a heartbeat in my finger. Finally we got home my mom came out right away and gave me the ice while asking if i was okay. Me, my mom, and my dad went straight to the emergency
With my pajamas still on, I rushed outside, simultaneously shaking the sleep out of my eyes. The biting chill of winter seeped into my body, my thin sleepwear not providing much protection from the below freezing temperatures of the water. To my horror, I stumbled a bit and began to plummet towards the ground.
"I wish." She sighed. "But Raj thinks it's a fantastic idea for our families to spend time together these holidays. We're all going down to Miami."
that we would be moving away to the city of Canfield. My mother soothed my slight worry with