A Hero's Journey Chapter 1 Dialectical Journal

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Conner said weakly.
Mr. Smith’s emotion did not change on his face and he definitely didn’t look like he cared what Conner had just said. All Mr. Smith cared about was whether or not Conner and Allison knew about his plans.
Mr. Smith harshly said, “ I do not care why you are here at the Alamo. I just want to know how much you guys know about our plans.”
Allison grumbled, “We do not know what you are planning to do. We came in to see the Alamo, and then we were grabbed by one of your men.”
Mr. Smith declared, “I can not believe your story. If you didn’t know what was happening with the Alamo, why did you run and have 911 on speed dial. I told you guys that I would get you guys to talk even if I had to force something on you.”
Conner muttered, “Alright. All we know is that you were planting a bomb around the main tree in the Alamo, and it is suppose to go off tomorrow morning at eight.
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Conner and Allison were trapped inside this little space, and they searched all around for another way out but nothing. They didn’t know what to do especially since they can’t call for help and stop Mr. Smith’s plan. Conner and Allison just sat there and thought about what they could, but nothing came to them.
Conner asked, “Do you know of anything that would help us right now. I am tired of sitting here and doing nothing.”
Allison muttered, “I can’t think of anything we can do at the moment. We are locked up with no way out.”
Allison started to pace back and forth to help her think when something underneath her squeaked. She stepped again where she had stepped before, and the squeaking noise came back.
Allison excitedly said, “I think I just found our way out of this place.”
Conner lifted up the rusted old board, and just stared in amazement. How did they not see this when they had been put in here. There was an air duct below the board, and Conner was really hoping that it lead up to the ground level of the

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