An Adventure to Remember

I used to think I was adventurous and had quite the imagination, especially when I was a child. My brothers and I would dress up and film our own versions of our favorite movies. Oh, how I miss those innocent days of my life. As I sit on top of my favorite mountain in the Cabinet Mountains in Montana, I daydreamed about the promise of something fun and exciting happening. I was craving an adventure and needed one so badly.

I sat on a very uncomfortable rock eating a snack looking up at the beautiful sky. It’s a gorgeous turquoise in color and it reminds me of the oceans in Kauai. It’s easy to see how someone could get lost in thought up here. I reached into my backpack and pulled out my Black Moleskin book in which I used as my journal. I began writing my thoughts and feelings and how I wished for adventure again. After writing for what seemed like an eternity, it was soon time to go and head back home. As I descended down the mountain, I soon realized I was going down a part that I didn’t recognize. I was so lost in thought that I didn’t notice I was going the wrong way. As I walked through a lush forest of Douglas Firs, my foot got caught on a rock and I fell flat on my face. Thats so typical, I’ve always been extremely clumsy. I wiped the dirt from my face and turned to see that I didn’t trip on a rock but it was a large Blue duffel bag. Intrigued of course, I opened it. I couldn’t believe it, there was hundreds of $20 bills. I counted a whopping $20,000 in all. I couldn’t believe my good luck, I wanted adventure and I got it. I was slowly running out of daylight but I took out my little black book and wrote all about my good fortune. What would I do with $20,000? Should I turn it in to the police? Should I not tell anyone? I grabbed the duffel bag and made my way back down to the trail. When I got back to the car I hid the bag in the backseat of my Jeep Compass, under a blanket and headed for home. About an hour of driving, I stopped at a gas station. As I was pumping gas I realized that I had left my journal on top of my car before leaving. I had my phone number inside so hopefully someone will call me and want to return it. As I got back in my car I received a text from a number I didn’t recognize. The text simply said that they knew about the money and wanted a cut of it or they would turn me into the authorities. My face lit up with a thousand watt smile and I couldn’t contain my excitement. I reached into my backpack and pulled out another little black book and began writing another journal entry.

July 15th

My fake journal that I left in the parking lot was found by someone. Whoever they are really believes I found $20,000 in the mountains. I wonder how long I should string them along before I tell them it was all a joke and that I purposefully left my journal for someone to find. I’m sure they won’t believe it was a joke but even if I had really found $20,000 would I really be stupid enough to write about in a journal and then leave my journal behind.

I took one last look at the message and then threw my phone to the ground and stomped on it until it was broken into little pieces. I scattered the pieces around, including putting some into the garbage can And some bushes that were near by. I got back into my car and put my journal away then began the rest of my journey home. As I drove away from the gas station I looked in my rear view mirror with a twinkle in my eye and looked to see my blue duffel bag hidden under a blanket in my back seat and wondered what I was going to do with $20,000.

THE END