01/13/06

SAM

I’m Sam and this is my story.  It all began 15 years ago in a time of peace when war broke out and in the middle-east city me and my family ran to the jungle.  We ran and ran until we were in the middle of the jungle.  When we stopped we made camp.  I went to get the firewood.  Then suddenly POW! POW! THUMP. THUMP.  I ran so fast the trees were swooshing by.  I stopped in my tracks.  My parents weren’t moving.  The wind grew cold and it began to rain.  Tears rolled down my cheek.  (Cough, Cough)  “Dad! Dad!”, I said.  I ran to him.  He stopped me and said, “Run!”  I looked up and saw the men looking for me in the distance.  I looked at Dad and then ran.  I ran as fast as I could.  I stopped and climbed a tree.  I heard footsteps and voices saying, “She’s not here, but we’ll find her.”  When I heard that I hung on to the branch as hard as I could.  The next thing I know I fell asleep.  When I opened my eyes it was day.  I climbed down and ran to see if Dad and Mom were still there.  They weren’t.  Just as I turned, something shined in my eyes.  What is that?  I looked in that direction.  Then I saw it was Dad’s sword.  The men hadn’t taken it.  I will take and be the greatest swordsmen.  Ten years later…WHOOSH!  Jumping branch to branch is fun.  “I better stop for food.”, I said.  Then I hopped down.  THUD.  What should I have today?  Maybe a…bear.  I did eat fish yesterday.  ROAR!  “A bear!  Yeah!”, I said.  I took out my sword and SLASH! Off went the bear’s head and soon he was cooking on the fire.  Without the fur, or course!  So I started humming.  Then in the bushes a gun popped out and then...POW! THUD! HEY! You put holes in my meat!  Thud!? Huh?  I went over to the bushes and there was a man who had fainted on the ground.  So I said, “I thought only girls faint?”.

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From the look of this guy I'd say either I'm under dressing or he's over dressing.  "Well, if I'm over dressing, which I'm not (!), I should go get some fur for clothes," I said.  "But I should get these bones to my house", I said.  So as I'm walking I hear a voice.  Then out of the shadows comes out a ...16 year old.  She said, "Oh my gosh!  Where is that guide!"  She looked at me and said, "Oh my, a guide.  Look at that outfit!!! HaHaHaHa!  Why are you out here and not guiding me to the mall.  That outfit is so 15 minutes ago."  So I said, "Who are you!?  And you are not one to talk!  Besides, your outfit is so 50 years ago."  She turned red and said, "IS THAT ANY WAY TO TREAT A CUSTOMER"!!  I looked at her and said, "Let me think...YES!! Oh yes, and I'm not a guide."  She looks at me red hot and said, "But if you're not a guide then what are you.  I need to get to the camp!  Why are you carrying a toy sword around!?"  I looked at her and said, "That's what you get for being in the city.  What are you, American?  We are in the middle of the Japanese forest outside Eastern City."  Then I turned and started walking away.  The she yelled, "HHEEYY WAIT FOR ME!"  I turned and said, "What's your name?"  She said, "Oh, me?"  She was now standing right next to me.  "I'm Anna and you are?"  "Sam" I told her.  She said, "My camp is near the West City."  I turned and looked at her.  I said, "The West City!!  How in the world did you get here?!"  She turned blood red.  "Well, I took a wrong turn." she said.  I turned to her and said...

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