Fawns Leep
Fawns LeepIn the year 2,300, the U.S. went to war with Australia. Adam and Tyrone, both soldiers from the U.S., were in an airplane bombing the Australians when a surprise attack from the Aussies caused their plane to catch fire. Both boys were equipped with parachutes and ready to jump to their safety on the ground…
“Just jump Adam!” Tyrone screamed over Adam’s trembling shoulders. Tyrone was scared another bomb would hit their already flaming plane.
“I can’t do it, I’m too scared!” Adam whined.
“We gotta jump, or else we’ll die, the plane is on fire and our opponents are going to bomb us again!” Tyrone explained. He needed to at least get himself out of the plane. “If you don’t want to jump, I will,” Tyrone screamed, he was just about to push Adam out of the way when the plane’s tail caught on fire and the plane involuntarily swerved to the right, pushing both soldiers out the hatch.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…
Adam opened his groggy eyes to find himself lying lifeless on a giant circular fabric, it took him a while to realize that he was lying on his parachute. He lifted his hand to his head, felt the congealed blood and grimaced. His eyes were closing and he suddenly felt like he was spinning. Adam sat erect for a moment, then collapsed again.
I’m hungry, was Adam’s first thought. He opened his eyes, surprisingly easier than he had before. His eyes were a bit blurry but focused quickly. His only vision was sand. He spun around, searching for anything colored, anything but the Fawn’s Leap sand. He found a green bush and smiled. Adam couldn’t believe where he was, he knew he was lost in a desert. He had read about what happened to people lost in deserts: they died.
Maybe this is a dream… or a mirage, he thought. He pinched his arm. Nothing. He rubbed his eyes. Nothing. Finally, he reached out and picked up a handful of that torturous sand. The grains were so tiny, they felt like liquid and the sand ran easily through his fingers. After Adam accepted that he was in fact in a desert, he began to think back to how he got there.
I was in the plane, and I didn’t want to jump out, Adam thought, trying to remember his experience. I was with-TYRONE, he thought with a gasp. He chuckled, as he thought about his best friend. He had to find Tyrone. But how am I EVER going to find something as small as...
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