One's Experience

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Adrien Pearson Scott McNeightDescriptive essay September 22, 2014One's ExperienceChuck woke up the first day of summer knowing that he was going to have an adventure one way or another. This was Chuck's last summer before he had to buckle down for college. Ideas have filled his head since the weather started to warm up in northern Connecticut. Chuck didn't plan all the adventures by himself, he had his best bud Steve's creative mind to help. Both Chuck and Steve were going to stick together on each adventure. Chuck had a different plan for the first day of summer that would leave him in a tricky situation by himself.As a fresh summer air breeze flowed into Chucks open window, his eyes ope ...view middle of the document...

His favorite part was the shaky letter "A" carved in the back representing "Adventure". Chuck considers the compass his good luck charm because he has brought it with him every trip and never had bad luck. Chuck continues packing his backpack with supplies such as water, his camera, and his few snacks. Lastly Chuck puts in his cell phone incase he runs into trouble.Furthermore, Chuck runs down the stares to have one last chat with his mother before he leaves. As Chuck doesn't know, his little brother goes into his room and touches everything. His brother was always fascinated by Chuck's belongings scattered all across his room. He is long gone when Chuck runs to his room to get his backpack. Chuck gets into his car and leaves down the road. The drive is about a half hour which he used to make the trip on his bicycle. Between the time he left and arrives, Chuck spends it reflecting on the past he had at the park. He fills with joy as he remembers all the times he had. He pictures the green leaves of the tall trees flapping in the wind and all the different smells he comes across.There for, Chuck arrives at the park and pulls into the parking lot as he hears the familiar sound of the gravel crackling under his tires. To Chucks surprise, only a few cars were at the park and he didn't see anyone around. He didn't think to much of it and continued on his way. He comes to the split where there are multiple trails. He stands in the middle such as he always had each year and headed for the Black Trail. He notices how the trees seem to hide more sunlight than the other trails. This added to the adventurous feeling. He enjoys hearing just the nature as he hikes the trail. Such as one deer crunching leaves as he runs from the sound of Chuck approaching. He goes to grab his compass to see what way he was traveling. He was shocked to not find it anywhere. Instantly he thought his little brother must have took it. He becomes a little upset when he also cant find his cell phone. Although this doesn't deter Chuck from continuing. After a few miles, Chuck comes up on something extremely unexpected.Neighboring on the trail, Chuck comes upon a large square building looking object. He notices how it appears half way in the ground such as it crash landing. He doesn't hesitate to go right up to it. He knows he founds something very unique. He reaches to touch the side of the object and is surprised with a rush of energy through his body and a flash in his eyes. He starts walking backwards staring at the object with this energy running though him. All of a sudden large cold hand like objects grab his sides and next he knows he is inside of what he guessing is that same object. Chuck is strapped down to a table and hooked up with glowing white wires. His minds rushes w...

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