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Dropped To Lifted: A Short Story

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Dropped to Lifted

At 6am Dan and his son Jack were leaving to go to the airport to go on their trip to Alaska. Dan and Jack hopped in the car and headed off to the airport. They soon arrived at Alaska airlines check in gate and loaded their luggage onto the conveyor belt before heading for their gate, 24b.

At 7:30 am the plane arrived at the gate and people were starting to board, Dan and Jack were next in line to board. They found their seats on the plane and settled in for the long ride . Jack brought up the topic about how he was afraid to fly, and how he didn’t like planes very much ever since… . But his dad tells him to be strong and even though it might be scary or dangerous, just push through it. He hands Jack a compass and tells him to keep it with him at all times and he won't be afraid. That really stuck with Jack as he was sitting there waiting to take off. …show more content…

Dan decided to talk to Jack, and say something that would get his mind off being afraid. So Dan talked about how you need to be brave even through the hardest things in life, and how when when everyone around you is struggling just push to the top. Jack took it very well and actually wasn't too much afraid anymore, but as they were coming down to descend on the airport, Jack looked out the window and saw something was wrong, The sound of piercing pain deafened the passengers as there right engine blew out, the plane was going straight for the woods. And then BOOM!! The plane slammed right into the trees and into the ground. Dan and Jack were very confused and disoriented but they soon realized that they are the only ones that survived, and within all the confusion Dan didn't realize that his leg has been cut open and now couldn't walk or hardly move. So Jack was the only one left and he needed to help his dad stay

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