Fallen Wings (Chapter I) Getting Started...
I remember it well, the day that I didn't know whether my life would continue. That day was the day we were looking forward to for quite some time. My friends and myself were going hunting of sorts. An adventure that would end not like we had hoped.
"Hey did you remember to get your tent?" asked John. "Yeah I got it, what do you take me for? Some kind of moron?" I said with an irritated tone. "We are going to be over night in the middle of the woods." "Ok ok, I brought my axe with me, so we can chop firewood. We are going to need it, it is supposed to get cold tonight." John said knowing full well that fire was going to be the last thing on our minds while we were out there.
"When are we supposed to meet the others?" I asked. "In about a half hour."John said. " We are supposed to meet them at the clearing."
" Oh yeah, the clearing, now I remember. Paul, Rusty, Joe, Dennis, and Jennifer, right?" I asked.
"Yeah that's it, I can't believe Dennis is bringing his little sister with us. He doesn't get it man." Exclaimed John. I know, that means not only do we have to watch out for ourselves but we have to keep an eye on her to.
" Oh well, life goes on." I said. Little did John know but I had a bit of a crush on Jennifer,so I didn't mind that she was going with us. Yeah she was in the sixth grade and we were all seventh graders, but I didn't care about that. She was fun to be around, just like one of the guys.
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"Over here guys, we have been waiting for you two for an hour now. What took you so long?" Asked Paul, with an excited tone in his voice that I had never heard before. It must be how he sounds on christmas morning.
"We are carrying all the supplies, you guys could have come to the house to help us out a little." I said. " How did you get out of that anyways? All you have is your backpacks and sleeping bags, meanwhile we are carrying everything plus the kitchen sink."
"Man you always complain, why don't you give it a rest for a change. We are going to be out here all night." Said Dennis. "By the way, what exactly is this thing that we are looking for anyways?"
" I told you already, you nitwit." John said, oce again irritated by the question. That was John he could get irritated by the smallest thing, but he always managed to keep his composure intact. "You guys have heard the rumors that are going around, ya know, the ones about people finding over sized feathers, and full sized sets of wings that are way to big to belong to any bird."
"Yeah, but who believes any of that crap. It is all stories by crazy people." Said Dennis.
" I believe it, I believe it." Said an excited Jennifer. "I saw an angel fly by my window one night, so I know it is true. He had big wings that were big enough to cover his whole body if he folded them around him like a bird. He soared through he air just like a bird."
" Yeah right, like I am going to believe that. You are just stupid. Why are you here anyways?" Asked Rusty
" I'm here cause I go everywhere my brother goes, NAh nah nah nah nah, so there." Said Jennifer as she stuck her tongue out and did that strange thing that kids always do when they are being obnoxious.
" Whatever, can we please get moving? Times wasteing." Once again irritated by the whole thing, John said"
And with that we all embarked on our search for these strange and fascinating wings.
I remember it well, the day that I didn't know whether my life would continue. That day was the day we were looking forward to for quite some time. My friends and myself were going hunting of sorts. An adventure that would end not like we had hoped.
"Hey did you remember to get your tent?" asked John. "Yeah I got it, what do you take me for? Some kind of moron?" I said with an irritated tone. "We are going to be over night in the middle of the woods." "Ok ok, I brought my axe with me, so we can chop firewood. We are going to need it, it is supposed to get cold tonight." John said knowing full well that fire was going to be the last thing on our minds while we were out there.
"When are we supposed to meet the others?" I asked. "In about a half hour."John said. " We are supposed to meet them at the clearing."
" Oh yeah, the clearing, now I remember. Paul, Rusty, Joe, Dennis, and Jennifer, right?" I asked.
"Yeah that's it, I can't believe Dennis is bringing his little sister with us. He doesn't get it man." Exclaimed John. I know, that means not only do we have to watch out for ourselves but we have to keep an eye on her to.
" Oh well, life goes on." I said. Little did John know but I had a bit of a crush on Jennifer,so I didn't mind that she was going with us. Yeah she was in the sixth grade and we were all seventh graders, but I didn't care about that. She was fun to be around, just like one of the guys.
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"Over here guys, we have been waiting for you two for an hour now. What took you so long?" Asked Paul, with an excited tone in his voice that I had never heard before. It must be how he sounds on christmas morning.
"We are carrying all the supplies, you guys could have come to the house to help us out a little." I said. " How did you get out of that anyways? All you have is your backpacks and sleeping bags, meanwhile we are carrying everything plus the kitchen sink."
"Man you always complain, why don't you give it a rest for a change. We are going to be out here all night." Said Dennis. "By the way, what exactly is this thing that we are looking for anyways?"
" I told you already, you nitwit." John said, oce again irritated by the question. That was John he could get irritated by the smallest thing, but he always managed to keep his composure intact. "You guys have heard the rumors that are going around, ya know, the ones about people finding over sized feathers, and full sized sets of wings that are way to big to belong to any bird."
"Yeah, but who believes any of that crap. It is all stories by crazy people." Said Dennis.
" I believe it, I believe it." Said an excited Jennifer. "I saw an angel fly by my window one night, so I know it is true. He had big wings that were big enough to cover his whole body if he folded them around him like a bird. He soared through he air just like a bird."
" Yeah right, like I am going to believe that. You are just stupid. Why are you here anyways?" Asked Rusty
" I'm here cause I go everywhere my brother goes, NAh nah nah nah nah, so there." Said Jennifer as she stuck her tongue out and did that strange thing that kids always do when they are being obnoxious.
" Whatever, can we please get moving? Times wasteing." Once again irritated by the whole thing, John said"
And with that we all embarked on our search for these strange and fascinating wings.