23rd January 2024 Writings

 

23^rd

 

Excerpt from: Voyages of the Endeavor

It didn’t take that long.

 

“Done,” Kelly said. “It is slightly shorter than when we started this voyage.”

 

Laura looked herself over. It was the way she wanted it. “Thanks!” she said.

 

“I didn’t mess anything up?”

 

Words: 37

 

 

Excerpt from: Spider Quinn

Both Ben and Gerald nodded. That was an understatement.

 

“Either tomorrow or Thursday would be great,” Quinn said. “Best to strike while the iron is hot, or whatever.”

 

“Tomorrow. I can send out the permission slips today,” the Principal decided.

 

“That’s fine,” Anna said.

 

“Yeah, fine,” Gerald said, in a subdued tone.

 

“Sure,” Ben said, although he wasn’t sure.

 

 

As they left the Principal’s office, Quinn saw that Ben wasn’t enthusiastic. “Ben!”

 

“Yes, Quinn?”

 

“I’ll make sure that we do have a first aid kit.”

 

“Thanks, but that’s not what I’m concerned about,” Ben said.

 

“Which will have disinfectant and insect repellent,” Quinn added.

 

“That will do, I suppose.”

 

 

Upon school letting out, SpiderGirl headed to the west, to the forests where the group would be having their field trip. She arrived there less than 10 minutes later.

 

‘It looks alright to me,’ she thought. But there was then a flashback to when she and her parents had eaten strange berries on a camping trip back in the Spring. Or was it the previous Winter? ‘No one will be picking strange berries this time,’ she thought as she reflected on the usual grief that came when she remembered her father. ‘With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility.’

 

She looked around some more before she heard a cry in the distance. She quickly swung in that direction.

 

 

She found that a young woman had fallen down a small ravine. “SpiderGirl! Help!” she called.

 

“Coming!” she said. She swung down into the ravine.

 

“I think my leg is broken,” the young woman said.

 

“I can’t tell,” SpiderGirl said. “But I will get you out of the ravine and then call an ambulance.”

 

“OK.”

 

 

It wasn’t that difficult, except SpiderGirl had to use a branch as a splint before slowly bringing the woman out of the ravine.

 

Words: 303

 

 

Total: 340