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A sight for sore eyes, or maybe it just makes your eyes sore. I want you to dredge up something old of yours. A story you haven't looked at in 5 years or more. Feel free to edit and update, or leave it be. The choice is yours. Also, I am trying this again, I screwed up the last challenge and closed it after two entries, my tiny brain was confused and like an idiot I messed it up. Here we go again.
Simple, pick something old. A story you have not laid eyes upon in five or more years. In the tile, within (brackets) place the years the have past. Feel free to update, or offer it up as is. You may enter two stories if you wish. I will join the fray. Have at it.
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Danger (one of my first pieces ever, 2008)

My heart was hammering. At any moment it would rip right out of my chest. I was trying to ignore the sick feeling that was building in the pit of my stomach. It was hard, but not impossible. I focused on counted the steps as I took them…”105, 106, 107.” Each step I took carried me further away from the horrific accident. All I wanted to do was forget everything that happened today. No, not forget, I want to never have happened in the first place.

A high pitched shriek from somewhere above, pulled my thoughts back to the present day. I looked up to find the owner of the voice but all I could see was dense leafy greens that made up the amazon jungle. This made me nervous. Was that a warning call for some hidden danger? Ha! Danger. After today, I can face anything.

My foot caught on an exposed root and I hit the ground with a thud. Pain exploded from my right ankle. I instinctively pulled my leg as close to my body as I could. “Great!” A broken ankle was all I needed right now! As if being lost in the jungle by myself wasn’t hard enough. After all I’ve lived through today, I was going to die from a broken ankle. How pathetic. I wonder what people back home would think.

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