She works on a farm owned by her family. She is the oldest of the 5 kids and is a very hard and productive worker. She is the only one of her siblings who has a job and is basically another parent to them. She helps cook, do …show more content…
Zoya started walking across the bridge with confidence and faith. But of course, there were pieces of the bridge missing. Every step she took could lead to another step filled with worry or death. As Zoya finally nears the end, she falls. The snakes beneath her rattle louder than before thinking they are going to have dinner, but fortunately, she catches herself. She has a lot of arm and leg strength from working on her family's farm for over 10 years. She pulled herself up, crossed the bridge, and made it across the pit full of …show more content…
Abruptly, a memory recurred in Zoya's mind- it was of a little girl swimming for the first time. But it wasn’t just any little girl, it was Zoya. Zoya remembered that as soon as she got into the water, she was pulled underneath by the waves. Zoya got pulled away from her parents and almost died. Fortunately her parents knew how to swim and raced after her. Zoya then came back to reality. “I can’t do this. Nope. There has to be another way. Yeah? Yes. You know what, let's climb that mountain. That'll work. Let's go.” Elvia the screamed “NOOOOOOO!” The mountains are fake. Once you reach it, it will teleport you back to where you started. You have to swim in order to get to the other side. Why aren't you willing to swim?” Zoya answered Elvia’s question and told her the whole