Tale of the Haunted Lake

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It was late evening the fog surrounded me. I tossed my line back into the lake. "Woah i got something" i whispered to myself. I reeled and reeled. I pulled the fish in. "Too small!" I said groaning. I unhooked and tossed the fish away on the shore. "They are all to small!" I told myself looking at the pile of fish in the sand. "Lets go!" I Barked at my friend Carrie who stood next to me with a fishing pole in her hand. "Wait! We need to throw the fish back Telly" Carrie said staring at me. "Leave them that's what i always do, leave them for the animals!" I announced zipping up my rain coat looking at the fish flopping on the shore. I packed my gear up. Trickles of rain beat onto my rain coat as i walked the shore. I carried my fishing gear as we walked back to my house. Thunder crackled. I began speed walking. We arrived at my house. Carrie slept over. It was late as we lay in bed. I was thinking about fishing tomorrow. "I can't wait!" I whispered. "You know that's really mean what you did Telly!" Carrie threatened. "What do you mean?" I muttered. "The way you leave the poor fish! Just to die on the lake shore!" Carrie scolded. "They're just fish! Just stupid little fish Carrie! Humans are above fish! We conquer the fish Carrie!" I replied laughing. The sun woke us. Orange rays peered through the blue curtains. We finished our bowls of corn flakes and grabbed our fishing gear. I threw my boots on. "Lets go Carrie" i announced. We sat on the shore. It was a clear crisp day. The shore was still muddy from the rain last night. We casted our lines into the lake and waited. An hour passed and only with a few bites. "Telly, i need to run back and grab my sunscreen!" Carrie blurted. Carrie was beginning to toast in her white tanktop and short shorts. "See ya in a few" she said trotting off. I suddenly got a bite! I popped up and began to reel. "It feels pretty big" i said reeling and pulling. The line snapped! "Darn it!" I yelled. I sat down in my chair. I heard a noise. "Carrie is that you?" I shouted. No reply. I looked down at my legs. "What the!" I said confused. A fishing line was wrapped around my ankles. "Ahh!" I screamed. I was being pulled into the water. I dug my nails into the dirt and mud. I was being drug backwards. "HELP!" I yelled. To late i got pulled into the water. Down. Down. Deeper and deeper. "I'm drowning!" I saw a huge silver fish open its mouth. Ready to swollow me whole. Those sharp teeth ready to chew me up. I took my final breath! I'm dead. It sucked me into its mouth and chopped me in half with the razor blade teeth. "Ahh!" I kicked screaming. I sat up drenched in sweat. "Help!" I shouted. "Telly? Are you okay?" Carrie put her arm on my shoulder. "What happened?" I asked looking around. "You had a nightmare!" Carrie replied holding me. "It was all a dream?" I asked shivering. "Yes just a bad dream Telly!" She said as we both lay back in the bed. "I don't think i want to go fishing in the morning Carrie" i announced laying in bed staring at the window as rain batted it.

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