TheWildBunch

Campout

Once we got back from the park around noon, I went straight up to my room and slammed my room's door shut. Acting like I was furious even though I had bigger plans to assess the upcoming problem.

Uncle Mitch; "Please don't slam on random things. I'm working in my study now, Mason."

"Yes uncle." I replied. I laid on my bunk bed thinking, until I saw my backpack next to the closet. Then I grabbed it and got some clothes from my closet. Here's the hard part though I have to sneak past Uncle Mitch so I can pack some food and snacks. Sneaking downstairs to the kitchen, thankfully my uncle was still in his study room. Once inside the kitchen I got a couple of wilderness food packs and some snacks.

I was about to head out the back door until a voice said, "Hi Mason what are you doing?"

Once I turned around I saw Tyson staring at me and my backpack. I replied, "Nothing." As I tried to hide my backpack behind me.

"What's behind you? It looks like that bag you used in those caves a while back." Tyson stated. He was referring to the caves where we met up with the GrangerGang. 

"Yes it is, however Tyson don't you ever knock before you come inside someones house?" I asked.

"Why knock when you know they are at home doing nothing. That's what you've been doing. Right?" Tyson smartly stated.

"Okay you got me." I answered while showing my backpack to him.

"Whoa it's packed where are you going?" Tyson shouted.

"Quiet!" I commanded but it was too late my uncle came from his study to the kitchen.

"Cover for me!" I asked Tyson quickly.

"Huh? Uh... okay?" Tyson replied. Just after Mason hid behind a countertop Uncle Mitch walked into the kitchen and was surprised to see Tyson. 

Uncle Mitch; "Well hello Tyson why are you here?" 

"Uh..Hello Mr. Mitch." Tyson answered nervously.

Uncle Mitch; "Oh you're looking for Mason."

Tyson nodded his head.

Uncle Mitch; "He's upstairs in his room shall I get him and tell him you're here?"

"No..No I'll just go up and see him." Tyson said.

Uncle Mitch; "Very well then."

As Uncle Mitch walked back to his study room I stood up slowly and looked around.

"That was close." I said.

"Why are you hiding from your uncle?" Tyson demanded to know.

"I'm not. I gotta go! Thanks see you later. Tomorrow perhaps!" I replied as I ran to the back door.

"Mason wait! What's tomorrow and where are you going?" Tyson asked.

Tyson waited for a minute then went to the backyard and looked around but Mason was totally gone. It's almost like he vanished in the thin air. Then Tyson quickly regained his senses and rode his bike back to his house.  Tyson found his backpack blew the dust off and packed some useful things. He jumped on his bike and headed towards the back side of the park because Mason did say see you tomorrow so perhaps he went camping on his own. Hopefully not though. While riding through the park I saw Coach Brad.

"Hello Coach have you seen Mason by any chance?" Tyson asked.

"No not since he stormed out of here once we lost the game, however Hope and Maddy are sitting on that bench over there." Coach Brad replied.

"Thanks Coach!" Tyson answered happily.

"You're welcome and have a nice day." Coach Brad said.

"I hope so." Tyson replied worriedly.

Tyson rode up to them although they had looked puzzled and worried faces.

"Hey guys what's going on? Do you know something that I don't?" Tyson asked.

"Yes come and look what Mason just texted on our group." Maddy replied.

(Hey guys I'll be back later tonight. Please don't follow me cause I'm long gone by the time this should have sent. Also don't be mad at me cause this is more than just the soccer game results.)

"Okay but we can't let him do this alone in whatever he's referring to." Tyson said.

"That's why we have our backpacks here." Hope replied.

"Where could he be though? I mean he could have gone anywhere." Maddy said while looking around she caught a glimpse of Mason. "Look that's Mason over there going into those woods!" Maddy commented on, as she rose from the bench.

"I wish it was that easy. Maddy, please be quiet while we are trying to think here." Hope stated.

"I'm serious that was Mason over there so come on let's go after him!" Maddy shouted.

"Stop imagining Maddy and start thinking about the facts." Tyson said, palming his face.

"Wait isn't that Mason's bike between those two trees?!?" Hope stated, that made Tyson follow along.

"Great now you're imagining things too Hope." Tyson rudely replied, still in disbelief though.

"We're not imagination that's his bike over there." Maddy said, while grabbing her backpack off the picnic table and then running towards the bike.

"Maddy wait up!" Hope demanded, as she steadily did the same.

"What are you guys doing? Hold up!" Tyson said, as he ran after Hope and Maddy. Once they all reached the bike they saw it leaning against that tree. 

Tyson examined the bike while saying, "Yup this is Mason's bike. By the looks bike's trail, I'd say he was here not five minutes ago."

"Well than let's go after him." Maddy said while running into the woods.

"Hold it. He could have gone anywhere." Hope replied.

"Hope's right, Maddy." Tyson answered. 

"We need to go and find him! What if he gets hurt?" Maddy worriedly said.

"I'm sure Mason will be just fine. Unless he trips over a snake, bumps a grizzly bear, or falls over a cliff." Tyson said.

"Enough said!" Maddy said as she ran into the woods.

"Darn it." Tyson angrily said.

"Well you warned her. Were those things you said, real by any chance?" Hope replied.

"I'm afraid so." Tyson answered back.

Maddy ran through the woods hoping to find Mason before he does something crazy. She ran for about a mile more, but then saw Mason on a wobbly bridge trying to the other side.

"Mason, thankfully your still alive!!!" Maddy called.

"Of course I am, but Maddy stop walking right now!" I said as Maddy walked closer to the steep ledge but thankfully stopped a couple feet before it because of Mason's warning.

However as Mason shouted while leaning on one part of the railing on the unstable bridge it broke and he fell down into the river about a 100 feet down.  

"Mason!!!!! No!!!!" Maddy yelled as he fell.

(Author's Note)

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