Descriptive Essay-The Great Gatsby

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I’ve been here for hours. I can feel their eyes on me, their big gray eyes gazing over every inch of my body. I’ve been pretending to be asleep, waiting for morning, for help, something anything. Wait I think I may be getting ahead of my self here. It all started about two days ago. I collect gummy bears. I have ones in every shape, size, flavor and brand from all over the world. Unfortunately, there are still a couple of brands I have not gotten and one flavor. Normally I go on eBay to look for new listings, and yes the brands I am looking for are that rare. Two days ago I decided to try craigslist instead, sense it had been some time sense I found anything on eBay. And there it was a 150-pound bag of Willy Wonka gummy bear with their mystery

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