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I opened my eyes. My heart was pounding so loudly that even Jackson could hear it.
I was 17 years old and in high school. My class had been offered the opportunity to go hiking, which, for me, was one hour of torture. I had already embarrassed myself twice, once when I’d tripped on a tree stump and sprawled awkwardly on the ground and second when Mrs Baron had to lift me off a rock because I was too scared to jump.
Halfway through, I was so exhausted I had to ask Mrs Baron if I could lie down. She told Jackson to stay with me. But she’d forgotten to pick us.
Are you alright?" he asked, startling me slightly. "Where's Mrs Baron and the rest of the class?"I asked, feeling nauseated at the thought of being lost. Jackson hesitated for a moment and then his face was streaked with fear. He finally realized our situation. "I...I...I don't know."
I think we might be... I mean I don't know..."
'Don't say it, don't say it, don't say it!' I thought to myself.
"...lost."
I was 17 years old and in high school. My class had been offered the opportunity to go hiking, which, for me, was one hour of torture. I had already embarrassed myself twice, once when I’d tripped on a tree stump and sprawled awkwardly on the ground and second when Mrs Baron had to lift me off a rock because I was too scared to jump.
Halfway through, I was so exhausted I had to ask Mrs Baron if I could lie down. She told Jackson to stay with me. But she’d forgotten to pick us.
Are you alright?" he asked, startling me slightly. "Where's Mrs Baron and the rest of the class?"I asked, feeling nauseated at the thought of being lost. Jackson hesitated for a moment and then his face was streaked with fear. He finally realized our situation. "I...I...I don't know."
I think we might be... I mean I don't know..."
'Don't say it, don't say it, don't say it!' I thought to myself.
"...lost."