The Mountain (ROUGH DRAFT)

Chapter 2: The Worst Days

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When i woke up to my alarm i looked at the time. I luckily didn't oversleep.
I put on my uniform and headed to the kitchen. I saw a Post-it note one
the table, it read: Avery, i took Junior to preschool and mom went to a friends house
for A poker session, i have to work. I asked Alex if she could walk you to school tod-
ay, they Will be there in Around 12 minutes–dad. Great just great. Just then i heard
a knock at the door, i opened it and Maya, Alex and Zack was standing there
"Hey, ready to walk?" Maya asked, her pink backpack was resting on her shoulders
"I haven't even ate breakfast" i complained.
Zack threw me a granola bar.
"Fine" I got my backpack and left.
As we walked we realized the neighborhoods kids where also walking to scho-
ol. the sidewalks were full of kids walking to school. Some skater boys passed
Us. i recognised one, the guy who bumped into me yesterday, we made eye
Contact for a second.

Once we got to the school we got our schedules.
"I have history for the first period," I said looking down at the schedule.
"Ew i have class with you!" Maya complained.
"Well, theres still 15 minutes before class starts so im going to the bathroom"
Maya said.
Zack and Alex went to wait outside their classes. I went upstairs to where my

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Class is. Just then someone bumped into me, i almost fell but someone caught
Me.
"You okay?" i got a clear sight of him, he was the guy who bumped into me yes-
terday.
"Yeah" i said, standing back up. He peaked at my schedule.
"Cool i have history too" he said, "c'mon lets walk together"
He introduced himself as Max,i also introduced myself, i realized he had a
scar on his cheek.
"Dont mind that," he said covering the scar, knowing I was looking at it.
We came in right on time, Max saw one of his friends and sat with them but
I sat in an empty desk. The whiteboard had the teachers name. Mrs. c. She
Looked in her late 30's and had a magazine out not paying attention to the clas-
s. I just waited there for class to start. Until i heard Maya screeching.
"I have to sit next to you!" she yelled, I rolled my eyes.
"Guess so" I tease, "get used to it"
As she sat down the teacher introduced herself as Mrs. C, it was short for Crystal.
Max laughed at her last name. I thought her last name was cute. She handed us
Our textbooks and she told us to open it to a certain page.
When I opened the page it was a beautiful mountain and the text heading was
Called Mount Challenger.

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It was green with multiple trees on the mountain. I raised my hand.
"Yes?" ms. c said as she picked on me to ask a question.
"Whats this beautiful mountain?" i asked
"You'll see right now" she opened a PowerPoint.
Maya scooched away from me crossing her arms.
     "Okay class, we should have our pages open to the page. Lets get star-
     ted, the mountain gets its name 'challenger' because no one has ever
     made it to the top. The origin begins with a little boy who in undestru
     ctable, that mean the kid couldn't harm himself. One day he went
     Hiking with his family, he got lost on the trail and decided to follow to
     where the woods took him. The spirits of, water, air, earth and fire prot-
     ected him. he eventually found a weapon that hurts him, legend says that
     he Stabbed himself on his leg. He took his power for granted though,
     He took revenge  and made extinct mythical creatures come back to life. But the
     Spirits werent happy with him so they sent a storm trapping him in a
    Castle on the top of the mountain. They say he still sends out people to
     Take on the challenge and hike. If you ever get the chance to hike on the
     Mountain, you will be chosen an element of the spirits to help defeat
     him.Its rare that happens now. I heard a students sister went on the
     Mountain And never came back."