PART 1

The sun was glaring down on the small town of Volkstown in Amsterdam.(the horizon was a thin line above Volkstown, Amsterdam) The town had an approximate population of about twenty hundred thousand people. It was a beautiful(yet quiet) town with hills and a big lake widely known as Spring Lake. By the lake, 2 guys sat fishing. They were best of friends. The older guy was Andrew. He was about 6 feet tall and well-built. Then there was William. A thin fellow with curly hair. (*plural for hair is hair..XD)









Andrew was the son of a famous lawyer in Chicago and William was the son of a well-known detective. They were both 18 yrs of age. Andrew being 4 months William's elder. they were buddies since kindergarten. Andrew and William became close friends as both their fathers were closely acquainted as well. Williams's father had died while working on a case when Will was only ( was a mere 10 yrs of age) 10 yrs old. His mom had died during labour. Ever since, William had lived with his aunt Mary who was his guardian.








Summer had just begun and both of them deserved a break after a long season of dating and football ( *and mugging or studying?). "Lets go camping this year," William suggested. "There's a beautiful place near Lexinton town. The perfect escape from this boring little town we call home. And why not live on the wild side for a bit?" Andrew sneered "Oh look who's trying to be Tarzan. Wants to live in the jungle, apparently," and said laughing. "Well yeah it's a good idea anyways. So when are we leaving?"(so when is the estimated time of departure,boss?) "As soon as Aunt Mary packs us chicken sandwiches and a lot of sweets,"(*sweets?? haha cute) said William, grinning. Both of them laughed and William continued fishing while Andrew killed some time by taking a short nap.









Later in the evening both of them hung out at William's place. At that moment aunt Mary came in with the groceries. "Let me help you with that, aunt", William offered. He got up and took the bag from his aunt.









She was exhausted. So she sat on the couch under the fan and relaxed for a while. Aunt Mary was about 44 years of age. She was still pretty attractive (didn't look a day over 35). Though she was William's guardian since his dad died, Will knew very little of her.









Aunt Mary was actually ( in partnership with William's dad) Williams's father's partner. She, too was assigned on the same case he was when he had died. Both of them were secretly engaged and were planning to get married after the case was closed. Destiny played an evil joke (/trick) on them as William's father died while taking a bullet for Mary during the investigation. Since then she vowed to take care of William as her own son.




William and Andrew discussed their plans with Aunt Mary. She was bemused with their excitement about the trip. In the end she obliged and gave them permission to go camping on condition that it would only be for three weeks and not a day more. Andrew called his parents and told them about the trip. After arguing on the phone for about 20 minutes, he walked back into the room smiling. The smile was enough for William to know that (the trip was on!) they both were going camping.









Both of them started packing for the trip. They went down to their local sporting goods store to rent a fishing boat, then headed over to the supermarket to get a tent and several other things needed for camping. They bought flash lights, match boxes(* they dont sell match sticks just lke that lmao) and a lot of marshmallows. As they drove into the driveway, they saw Aunt Mary standing on the porch waiting for them. "I've got a surprise for you boys. Follow me," she called out. They followed her into the garage. When she opened the garage, their jaws hit the floor.









The thing they saw had them flabbergasted,gobsmacked and everything in between. In front of them (Lo and behold!, It) was The Honda Element. The car featured some of the top amenities and accessories to help get cozy in the wild. Its configurable rear-seating can fold up and away, providing enough space for two adults to sleep comfortably on a double mattress. It also offers 77 cubic-feet cargo room to fit in all the essentials for either a short or long camping trip.









"Nice huh?" Well it belongs to a friend of mine and since you boys were so excited about the trip, I convinced him to lend it to me for a while. So be careful with it, now," said aunt Mary, smiling. They thanked her and told her she was the best. She never failed to surprise them.









They went to sleep early that night, around 10 pm, saying they were tired of the day's excitement and wanted to make an early start in the morning. Neither of them could wait for the next day. ( the trip had their adrenaline pumping) Later in the (at) night Andrew sneaked out of the room and came back after an hour while William was sleeping. (* why??)









"Beep..Beep" the alarm rang. It was 5 am in the morning. The boys got up and got dressed for their trip. They tip-toed down the stairs so that Aunt Mary would not be disturbed. "Why are you both walking like burglars down the stairs early in the morning? Go down and have your breakfast," they heard a voice from behind. Aunt Mary had gotten (woken) up at 4 am in the morning and prepared breakfast and lots of snacks for their trip. She always believed that breakfast was the day's most essential meal. She made pancakes, eggs and bacon.(*nething else?)









After eating so much, they had to loosen their belts a little or they were going to explode. ( They had to loosen their belts after the heavy meal or they were going to explode!) They went out to the car and checked that everything was in place. They loaded the fishing boat onto the roof of the car and tied it tightly. They were all set to jet. Before going, they decided to take a picture. "Click..Click" Aunt Mary removed their picture in front of the car. (*removed their picture or took their picture?)









The Trip





Andrew fit the key into the ignition making the engine rev up and roar like a mighty monster. He put the car in gear and they backed out of the driveway. This was the first time they were going so far without adults chaperoning . After an hour of driving they were at the outskirts of town and were about to get onto the highway. Lexington town was about 836 kilometers away from their house, which would mean they had, roughly, a twelve hour drive ahead of them, as the car would go, at the most, only about 80 km\hour.









They decided ( planned) to drive non-stop, stopping only at a fuel station to pump the car up. Both of them started planning their routes with the help of a map.


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the words in brackets without the star are phrases/words u can use IF u want to. besides what u already wrote. the words in the brackets with the star are from urs truly lol. annoying as usual and NOT meant to be in the story..=] theres lots more to be done with this portion of da story. its just a rough draft so far. tell me what u think.