"The Accident While Camping"
by
Ruoyu Jiao
by
Ruoyu Jiao
Lisa crawled through the small tent door. The smell of the woods in the morning was a sweet scent. Lisa saw some birds in their nests, and some rabbits drinking from the pond. Lisa was on a camping trip with her parents, her older sister Elena, who was sixteen, four years older then Lisa, who was twelve. Lisa also had a younger brother come. Jake was eight, but he was still in the stubborn age.
It was early morning, and Lisa was one of the three people who woke up. Mom woke to cook breakfast, and Elena woke to go exloring. Lisa was dying to go exploring, but she didn't want to do it now. Lisa had dressed and cleaned, and she was sitting on a flat rock, feeling the nature things.
"Lisa!" Mom called. Lisa left the rock."Yeah?" "Wake the others. It is time for breakfast!"
Lisa shook Dad and Jake awake, and Elena appeared from the woods. They gobbled down their breakfast, and they decided to take another hike. "Great!" Lisa and Jake cheered. They got ready, and snapped on their water bottle and stuff.
After an hour, they decided to stop for a snack and rest time. They spread out their waterproof tarp, and spread the blanket over it. Dad and Elena made the fire, and Lisa feteched some drinking water from a nearby stream. Jake took a small nap on the blanket, and Mom made them some sandwhiches and instant soup. It was pretty chilly in the woods, so Lisa put on her sweater. They ate the snack, and Jake woke back up. He also ate the snack.
When they were fed, and feeling better, they continued their trail. After another hour, they had another snack. After another hour after that, it was time for lunch. Mom made them a salad, instant iced tea, and some apples. After that, they walked back to the trail. Lisa was whistling, looking up to the sky. Suddenly, Lisa slipped.
"Help!" she cried.
Elena made a grab for her, but Lisa already slipped to the very deep pond. "Help!" Lisa cried. Lisa suddenly remembered she knew how to swim. Lisa made herself into a floating position, but her foot caught the water plants. She couldn'tdo it. God, please don't let me die, Lisa prayed, flapping her hands helplessly. Her foot was tied tightly on the water plants.
Lisa fainted just as something touched her freezing and blue hand. "Lisa!" Lisa opened her eyes. "Hi." she smiled weakly. She sat up. Her family was surrounding her, and Elena and Jake was also dripping wet. Lisa was bundled in the blanket, and Elena and Jake was wearing their heavy jackets. "I--" Lisa was still cold. Her whole body grew goosebumps.
"Thanks, guys." Lisa smiled shakily to Elena and Jake."No problem." Jake smiled.
"Let's get going!"
"Yeah!"
Lisa wrapped the blanket over her, and raced after them, Lisa's parents followed, "Thank goodness Lisa's okay," said Mom. "I am glad she is okay." "Me, too," agreed Dad. "Me, too."
