Heroic Figures: A Narrative Fiction

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“Ok guys we are here” Carl said
“Finally” Iris and Dave said
“We have been in this car forever”. Iris and Dave were impatient because they were going to explore a Tomb that had belonged to a Pharaoh centuries ago. This was their first time to explore something in Egypt. So they have never seen the art, gold, and architecture they had back then. So they set up all their equipment and got their backpacks with their supplies and started exploring the magnificent tomb. “WAIT” screamed Carl he was still catching up with them because he took too long packing his backpack. Carl finally catched up to Iris and Dave. Iris was the leader of the expedition so she was in the front, Dave was in the middle, and Carl was still in the back. Iris was walking and felt one of the stones in the floor go down.
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Carl was suspicious about the loose stone, and how it was the only loose stone they have come across so far but then he stopped caring about it, when he should have kept caring for that stone was a trap. They started hearing something Iris tells them
“Halt I think I think I hear something”
“I think I hear something too” Dave said
“RUN!” Carl scream as he felt bit of rock fall down on him.
Carl had run the other way from the group trying to leave the tomb yet Dave and Iris both ran into the tomb not trying to leave but trying to continue the exploration of the pharaoh's tomb. Dave and Iris get trapped in a dark room.
“I brought matches and some wood incase it got dark.” Dave said.
“Good start making some torches so we can see where we are and..” Iris got interrupted by Dave.
“Where is Carl” Dave asked
“He must have run the other way… I hope he made it out.” Iris

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