Barren, Dark, and Lonely

by cheezmunky

This is from an assignment I had in English 111. The professor gave us a happy and sad list of words then told us we had five minutes to expand on the theme and write a paragraph.Then she had us switch papers to make a middle, then switch again for an en

Tony struggled to see into the sinister darkness that surrounded him. Behind him, lying on the groud, his partner shivered from the bitter cold of the Siberian night. He sighed quietly, not wanting Kate to notice his bleak hope dwindling. If they didn't find shelter in this desolate plain soon, the night's snow would cover their frozen corpses.

In the distance, Tony spotted a twinkle of light. "Kate," he screamed, "I see something!" Kate scrambled up and over to Tony's side.

"Yes, Tony, I see the light too!" said Kate. They both walk to the light. When they get there its a shack full of equipment. Someone had left the light on inside. There was a radio inside. But, the door was locked.

AN: Yes, I know there's no end. Haha. I didn't do it. The first part's mine, the middle belongs to Chaunda, and the last part is Brittany's. Take it up with them. LOL.