Racing through the Forest
I laughed as I ran ahead of Ham. Father had given Ham, Ila, and I the day off and we had decided to have a fun day in the forest. We had climbed up trees and ate a nice picnic, and now we were having a race. Ila had run passed the both of us early, but now I was catching up to her. She was very fast; I was as well but she was smaller and swifter than I was. Ham was not as fast as either of us but he was resilient.
I caught up to Ila and passed her. I heard her yell out to me and thought I was winning until I felt her pull at my arm. I fell to my bum and watched as Ila ran past the finish line. It was a small tree we had wrapped some cloth around. Ham passed me, following Ila. They both laughed their way back to me.
"Oh Shem I am so sorry." Ila said, laughing as she helped me up.
"That was funny." Ham said.
"Yeah, it was hilarious." I replied. "I still win though."
"You do not! I crossed the finish line first." Ila declared.
"Only because you pushed me." I told her.
"Mother says we are all winners." Ham said proudly.
I tussled his hair before we gathered all of our stuff and raced back to the tents.