A quiet place

6~ Regan

Today's the day we get to go to the river! Wahoo!

Marcus is acting really weird though... but it's probably just because he's scared, I get it. I was scared my first time too. Maybe after this he'll finally gain a bit more confidence!

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We've been walking for forever, I really don't remember it taking this long.

Suddenly dad just pauses and I walk straight into his rucksack. I peer to the front of the line and Marcus has stopped completely. I roll my eyes, but when he turns round my expression changes. He looks awful. He's so pale, the palest I've ever seen anyone, and he has big bags under his eyes. He looks half asleep, and he's swaying drastically. I honestly feel really sick just looking at him, so I can't imagine how he's feeling.

I felt even worse when he started bawling. It's a good thing mum was there or I don't know what we'd have done. I slowly sit down in the sand, and dad sits right next to me. I'm confused but I don't say anything. He looks just as worried for Marcus as I do.

Everything seemed like it was going to be alright when Marcus just turned around and kept walking. I could tell mum and dad were just as confused as me but we carried on anyways.

After a while he started to slow again, walking wonky. I was really concerned, so I lightly tapped mum on the shoulder. She was about to turn around when all of a sudden Marcus collapsed. I'm not sure, but I think I screamed.