by Jenifer Rose

Created on: October 13, 2010

"I knew we should have stayed closer to camp," twelve year old Sean said as he sat down on a fallen log.

"No you didn't," Rick, his best friend said, as he sat down beside him.  "It was your idea to try to catch the deer."

Leaning down to pick up a stick, Sean replied, "Yea, I know."

The boys had always been best friends.  They did everything together and this camping trip was no different.  It was no mystery to anyone who would be going with them when Sean's parents said he could take a friend.

They had arrived at the campsite early that Friday morning.  By early afternoon, everything was set up and lunch completed.

"Mom, can Rick and I go explore?" Sean had asked as he helped put the last of the food away.

"Sure," she smiled. "just stay on the path and be back in an hour.  Your Dad wants to take us fishing a little later."

"OK, Mom, thanks," Sean had called back over his shoulder as the two boys had run towards a path they had seen earlier.

They had been walking for about twenty minutes when they saw the fawn.  They stood quietly, watching it eat for several minutes.  The trouble started when they decided to catch it.  They chased it until they lost sight of it.  At that point they realized the deer wasn't the only thing lost.  So were they.

"We've been walking for hours," Rick said.  "What do we do now?"

"I have no idea," Sean replied, fighting the tears that were stinging his eyes.  "Maybe we should try going that way?" he continued as he pointed to their left.

Looking around Rick replied, "Maybe."

Slowly, they began walking in the direction Sean had pointed. "How long have we been gone?" Rick asked nervously

Looking at his watch, Sean answered, "At least five hours.  Mom is going to be so mad."

"Nah, dude, you know your mom better than that," Rick laughed, patting Sean on the back.  "By now she has called out the National Guard."

Unable to contain his laughter at the thought Sean said, "Yea, I can see it now, and us trying to explain how we got lost."

They continued walking in silence, both boys now paying closer attention to their surroundings.  After walking a while, Sean came to a sudden stop.

"Hey," Rick exclaimed, walking into him, not noticing he had stopped walking.  "What's the problem?"

"Haven't we been here before?" Sean asked, pointing to the fallen tree they had rested on earlier in the day.

Looking to where Sean pointed, Rick replied, "I don't know, maybe."

Walking

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