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Thomas Rafferty 4-2-14 P7-8 Rockwell Story

Camp is Frightening!

Ever since Lisa was in 1st grade, she always wanted to be a camper. She heard stories from her friends about making a campfire, telling scary stories, catching insects and studying them. All this made Lisa feel jealous, so when her parents signed Lisa up for camp Red Oak she was ready to become a real camper. The problem about this adventure was getting lost and the activities. She was always wandering off, ignoring, everything around her and always daydreaming daydreaming. So for the whole 6th grade she was always scared about going to camp.

“Hey mom can I go to camp?” Lisa asked frightened.

“Yes, but are you sure?” asked mother

“Yes, is there something wrong with that?” Asked Lisa,”everyone goes to camp.”

“Alright,” Mother said.”You never went to camp before,and this is new to you.”

“So! I can handle going to camp on my own!” Lisa replied annoyed.

“Alright!” Mother shot back. ”Just remember,going to camp can be a hard.”

“I'll go anyways,” Lisa replied, but did Lisa know what she was doing? What will happen if she gets lost? Or what about her problems with daydreaming and ignoring what she was doing?

Lisa smelled all the clean air and looked around.

After about one hour I started the first activity. The activity was first collecting insects. It was fun and didn’t scare her, but after two days,camp got frightening!

Mygroup went out in the forest and she was too busy to notice that she was wandering deeper into the woods! Lisa was freaking out but she calmed down and started walking too try to find the nearest path. After 30 minutes in the forest she thought she saw a light. “Is that the camp?” Lisa thought weakly, she looked down at her knees, her left knee was bleeding, and she was tired, so tired she thought she was going to collapse on the ground.

“Are you feeling better?” The Nurse said worried.

“Yes im fine, just tired,” Lisa replied feeling drowsy.

“Your mother is here, why don't you go see her?” The nurse said. Lisa walked out and her mother immediately hugged her so hard she thought she was choking

“I'm so glad you're alright!” mother said with joy.

“Thanks, I just really want to go home,” Lisa said sighing.

“Okay, honey,” mother said.

“Here you go,” the nurse walked out holding Lisa’s suitcase. “I hope you feel better!”

“Thank you,” Lisa replied to the nurse.

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Lisa just noticed that a bandage was on her knee,and when she got home and looked at all the stuff she collected. “At least I know how to handle myself in a situation like that!” Lisa said proudly. “Next time i'll know better to not wander around,at least I got to do what I wanted to do!” Lisa said proudly.

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