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- The Lake
-
- It was the middle of springtime and across from my house where the
- incident took place. There was a lake there in which my brother and I
- loved to explore from time to time. The humidity and waterdrops where
- reminiscent of a fully functional sauna. The onslaught of heat and
- burning glow of the sun was relentless. Nonetheless, this fact did not
- bother us one bit, but gave us more incentive to dance with our cool and
- embracing "long-lost love".
- The first step of this operation was making sure that our neighbors
- had gone away from the house for at least two hours. Since it was their
- lake and property, this made it safe for us in not getting caught in the
- middle of our escapade. Upon this, my brother and I snuck to their
- backyard like two undercover police officers, until we were in the clear.
- Nerve-wracking minutes later, flowed the emerald green and ever-so lively
- lake in front of us. We stopped and starred in awe. The lake had appeared
- so shiny and reflective, it resembled a finely-cut diamond. The rare and
- distinct fragrance enticed us. It smelled like mother-nature herself,
- with aromas ranging from wildlife and wet grass, to evaporated swamp
- water and healthy dirt.
- Then, the time for us to find the desired vessel arrived. We chose
- the kayaks, and set out for the water. Carefully, with our torn-jeans
- rolled up, and shirts off, we dragged the massive thing over the slope of
- grass and mud into the shallow stream. We then hopped aboard, grabbed the
- paddles, and floated and splashed into nowhere. The wavy current sucked
- us downstream, periodically bouncing us off of sandbags and sharp
- branches leaning over the water- Now that was true adventure! Minutes
- later, my brother and I, after passing under many pipes and tunnels,
- floated into a huge "cul de sac" of water, with an island in the center.
- In our amazement, we paddled there as vigorously as toddlers learning to
- swim. We tied the kayaks to a thin branch with the slimy green rope
- mysteriously attached to them, and hopped onto the island. We basked in
- pure amazement.
- After the tempo settled, we started our natural brotherly routine.
- My brother and I sat on the muddy bank, with our feet dipped in water,
- and threw stones out as far away as we could in our competitive nature.
- We set aside our differences, and together, bonded. My newfound companion
- and I sat, laughed, fought, played, and talked, as the sun slowly left
- us.
- At this point it did not matter what happened to us for taking the
- kayaks, because whatever it was, it could not replace the priceless
- experience we shared with one another.