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It was brilliant — the light, the air. The sun was just setting over the Appalachian mountains, and the remaining bits of desperate sunlight seeped through the forest trees. If you looked closely, you could begin to see the deep lights of the milky way fall on the harbor. Far off on the horizon large grey clouds emerged with a threatening tone. On any other night I would've sat in the rickety rocking chair on the patio and watched the dynamic sky come to life… but this night was different. I continued driving down the never-ending curvy roads of Acadia National Forrest. I glanced up through the sunroof and saw the large cumulonimbus clouds swallow the glinting stars and all their wondrous light. Part of me was tempted to pullover on …show more content…
The storm had picked up causing large raindrops to fall which forced me to slow down as I could hardly see five yards ahead. I kept glancing out the back window like a paranoid schizophrenic — maybe I’m overthinking this whole thing. Just as this thought drift across my mind I heard it. Originally, it was soft, but in between the rolls of thunder it became more noticeable; it was the sound of sirens. My heart rate began to increase, and my knuckles turned white from gripping the steering wheel so tightly. What am I going to do? I looked around for some sort of exit in which to escape to with no luck. Finally I saw what appeared to be an exit. I pulled in the graveled area only to find a lookout point on the mountain. As I turned out of the drive, I caught a glimpse of the road before me. It was ignited by the appearance of the red and blue lights on the police cars. I could hear the horrible ringing of the sirens behind me and see the paralyzing lights of the cop cars in front of me. My mind threw itself into overdrive, in an attempt to conjure up a plan, but I could think of nothing. At this point I feared my imprisonment was inevitable for I knew I was
It was brilliant — the light, the air. The sun was just setting over the Appalachian mountains, and the remaining bits of desperate sunlight seeped through the forest trees. If you looked closely, you could begin to see the deep lights of the milky way fall on the harbor. Far off on the horizon large grey clouds emerged with a threatening tone. On any other night I would've sat in the rickety rocking chair on the patio and watched the dynamic sky come to life… but this night was different. I continued driving down the never-ending curvy roads of Acadia National Forrest. I glanced up through the sunroof and saw the large cumulonimbus clouds swallow the glinting stars and all their wondrous light. Part of me was tempted to pullover on …show more content…
The storm had picked up causing large raindrops to fall which forced me to slow down as I could hardly see five yards ahead. I kept glancing out the back window like a paranoid schizophrenic — maybe I’m overthinking this whole thing. Just as this thought drift across my mind I heard it. Originally, it was soft, but in between the rolls of thunder it became more noticeable; it was the sound of sirens. My heart rate began to increase, and my knuckles turned white from gripping the steering wheel so tightly. What am I going to do? I looked around for some sort of exit in which to escape to with no luck. Finally I saw what appeared to be an exit. I pulled in the graveled area only to find a lookout point on the mountain. As I turned out of the drive, I caught a glimpse of the road before me. It was ignited by the appearance of the red and blue lights on the police cars. I could hear the horrible ringing of the sirens behind me and see the paralyzing lights of the cop cars in front of me. My mind threw itself into overdrive, in an attempt to conjure up a plan, but I could think of nothing. At this point I feared my imprisonment was inevitable for I knew I was