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Submitted to Contest #253
I tightened the hood of my rain jacket around my face as my leather hiking boot stomped down into mud that was not as hardened as it looked. I started to slide and gripped my palm around a tree to keep from busting my ass. I could feel my socks getting wet inside my shoe as the mesh panels on the sides of my feet let in the rain. “Remind me again why we’re doing this?” “If we don’t do something today the whole trip will be a waste,” Jay replied. “You don’t want to stay cooped up in our cabin all day, do you?” A camping trip was Jay’s id...
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