Mark sat on the porch. It had been a couple of years since his parents had died. He was an
only child. He was on the orphanage swing. He watched the sun set. He remembered what
the last thing he and his mother and father had done. Creek. Creek. Creek. He felt suddenly
sad. He missed them very much. He remembered the night before the accident, how they
were so happy. He knew that it did no good to dwell on how the accident
happened... but he... he had a feeling in his gut. He felt that he knew, somehow, that his
parents were out there somewhere. Then, a sudden sound came from the forest.
Rustle.Rustle.Rustle. Mark's head jerked through instinct. He tried to look for a sign of what
just made that rustle. He looked at where the sound came from. He got up from where he
sat. He approached the forest. He saw a glimpse of a person. He ran towards that person.
"It must be that stupid boy Jack!" Thought Mark. He peeked through the trees.
Rustle.Rustle.Rustle. "Jack! Get out of there right now! You know what happens if you go
into the woods alone!" Yelled Mark at once. He got closer. He peered at the bush...
Mark was very surprised to see what was there. He looked at the bush for a moment. He
couldn't believe it... it was a little puppy. He took the puppy. The puppy looked at him. Mark
never saw more sad eyes. He smiled. "I'm going to call you..." He realized that the head of
the orphanage would hate having a pup inside the place... yet... Mark felt that... it was
destiny for him to be with this pup.
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Stranded.
AdventureMark is a lonely 13 year old boy. He has been living in the orphanage for about 4 years now. He wishes he could live anywhere but the orphanage. His parents were stranded on an island, (death island) and everyone assumed they were dead, and sent...
