David Echoe walked down the hall his dark blue backpack hanging off one arm he took off his red hat and ran a hand through his thick brown hair. I really have to get to bed earlier. He walked by the vending machine and put in a few quarters for a pack of gum and a pop tart. He yawned and walked over to the elevator, pressed the down button and waited. The elevator dinged and David walked in. The elevator shuddered to a halt and the thick doors opened. He walked through the lobby and got some coffee, he looked at his watch, he still had time. The TV was still on the news channel. It always was.
“Hey Bob! What do you think about all these earthquakes pretty crazy huh? It’s almost like the grounds just comein out from under us.” The newsman smiled his perfect white smile and looked at his partner.
“Right you are Johnny! There was actually one last night on Trade Island and as compact as that place is it did a ton of damage. There go food prices, gonna be through the roof!”
David zoned out as the newsmen continued to chat about everything under the sun. He finished off his coffee and tossed the cup in the trash can. Then he got up and walked through the automatic doors, into the brisk morning air. The sun hadn’t even risen all the way, David watched as a small car pulled up beside him.
“Ready for adventure?” It was David’s best friend Rick O’Brian he was average mostly except for his spikey blondish brown hair and sea green eyes and friendly attitude. David plopped his stuff in the trunk and walked around to the passenger side he got in and they drove off.
They drove around to the train station at the edge of the small town. There they picked up Molly Hartman she was David’s cousin and had brown hair like he did; she threw her stuff in the trunk and got in the seat behind Rick.
“Well, I am ready, how bout you guys? You scared any about getting lost in the wilderness?” She asked.
“No, not at all.” David said he smiled and Rick drove them over to Steven’s house. Steven was black haired and was like the leader of the group he was the friendliest guy that David had ever met. Rick pulled the car into the gravel driveway beside Steven’s house. Steven came out the screen door slamming shut behind him, he smiled and picked up his backpack off the porch and put it in the trunk of the car then he got in the seat behind David and they drove off through the morning mist.
“Okay where will we be hiking?” Molly asked.
“We’re gonna hike from here and go to Old York for the week and then we come back.” Steven said “it’ll probably take about two and a half days to get to Old York but that’s the fun of it!” Rick parked the car in a parking lot next at the edge of town. David got out and waited in line to get his gear. He was the last to get it so he shut the trunk and looked out. Each person was loaded with food and some safety supplies and an extra pair of clothes. They were ready to go. David looked out over the rocky landscape and the trail that snaked by the massive boulders. He sucked in a deep breath and started walking into the wilderness.
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