A Narrative Essay On A Hero's Journey

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Trisha had taken a turn off the trail she and her family were hiking on a Sunday morning. She had thought of crossing to the other side to the main trail, where she thought there was no chance of her getting lost. She ends up getting lost but not wanting to admit it but after a while she did she yelled for help and could not hear or see any sign of humans. She soon took a break and found that she had lunch like an omelet egg, chips and a bottle of water she started to think like a grownup would and would save it in case she needed it later. She was digging in the bag when she found her Walkman she was happy that she had it the first thing she did was turn it on to the radio but when on they announced the news on WCAS a channel in Hicksville

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