Creative writing - It was supposed to be a great adventure, searching for lost pyramids, jewels and crowns.

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CHAPTER 1

It was supposed to be a great adventure, searching for lost pyramids,

jewels and crowns. But I would eventually find out that this holiday

wouldn’t be a dream, it would be a nightmare.

I ( Reevo Companee ) am an archaeologist and I was told to go to Egypt

to look for some lost ruins in a strange place which not many people

had visited before. My friend and co-worker, Juliano Abriati was also

coming on the trip to Egypt. This would have to be a great trip,

wouldn’t it? Sooner or later, we would find out.

The day had come, we were going to Egypt! I met up with Juliano and

we got ready to set of. “ Well it’s going to be a good trip isn’t it      

Reevo ”. Juliano said.

“ Yeah, it’s gonna be hard work looking through the hot soil and

boiling weather ”. I replied back to him

“ Come on Reevo. It’s a holiday, lets enjoy ourselves ”.

We kept on talking about how great the trip would be, even though it

was an assignment for work. But their was a feeling in the back of my

mind which told me that this trip might not be as good as I thought. It

was going to be quite a risky job because their was tales that the place was a

mysterious place and not many people had been their to explore the

strange land. These comments, which I had read, send shivers down my

spine. But I took it as a joke, I didn’t think it was serious.

The plane suddenly started to stutter and it sped down the runway then

took of to Egypt.    

CHAPTER 2

It was an easy and combatable trip to Egypt. After a good long rest I

was ready to get to take on the challenges of Egypt. I got outside and

walked out onto tarmac and I could smell a dusty environment. I looked

up, it was very dark. I saw the stars gleam down at me like rubies and

the moon was full and bright.

“ We are finally here! ”. I said to Juliano. He looked very tired.

“ Yeah, very uncomfortable flight ”. He mumbled.

“ It was okay ”. I replied.

“ I just want to get some rest. Come on Reevo lets go to the hotel ”.

“ Yeah okay, I’ve got to wait for this person who is going to guide us to

our hotel ”.

“ So are we staying in a 5 star hotel? ”.

“ No way, you’ll be lucky to find a 1 star hotel round here ”.

“ So where are we staying ”.

“ Some kind of 1 star hotel ”.

“ Great ”.

We got onto a jeep, which was left for us and I met the person who would

guide us. I turned on the engine, it cluttered and clanged. It was obvious

that this jeep was an old wreck. Finally the engine started and dust and

smoke flew out. I got the car going and set off to the hotel.

After about half an hour, we reached the hotel. I took a glimpse of the hotel using

my torch. I could see a dingy hotel with dirt and cracks. There was no

attractive features and there was a disgusting odour. I went inside. The

door creaked as I opened it. “ Hello, anyone there ”. I whispered.

“ Hello ”. I whispered again. There was no answer.

“ Lets just get to a room ”. Juliano whispered.

Me and Juliano went up the unstable stairs and saw some doors. I went

to the left and Juliano went straight on. We were both tired so we didn’t

bother unpacking. As I went into the room, I could smell something nasty. I didn’t

care about the smell, I just wanted to get some rest. I slept on the hard floor and

went to sleep.

CHAPTER 3

I woke up and looked up at the ceiling. It was cracked and full of

insects living there. I sat up and looked around to see my room. There

was no tv, no toilet, no table and no cupboards. There was only a bed

and a sink! I was astonished to see hardly anything. I looked around

again to see if I missed anything. There were plain walls, one little sink

and a rug on the floor. Those thing were the only things in the room.

I went out into the hallway and saw that it was better decorated than the

my room. It had nice wallpaper, a descent carpet and it also had

beautiful pictures on the wall. At least not all of the house was

disgusting. I went into Juliano’s room. I looked around and saw a

much better room than mine. It had a better quality bed, a better rug, a

bigger sink and some cupboards. But the walls were much dirtier than

my walls and the ceiling was insect infested.

I then went downstairs to see if there was anyone around. In the

ordinary looking kitchen was a women, she was doing the washing.      

“ Hello, do you own this place? ”. I said. The women jumped in

surprise and started to speak some kind of Egyptian language. “ Do you

speak in a English ”. I said. The women still mumbled some Egyptian

rubbish so I just went upstairs to wake up Juliano.

I went into his room and said, “ Juliano, wake up Juliano ”. He didn’t

move. “ Wake up Juliano! ”. I shouted this time. Juliano opened his

eyes and staggered up. “ Where are we ”. He muttered out.

“ Were in Egypt ”. I replied.

“ So what we gonna do today ”.

“ What do you think we are going to do? ”.  

“ Nothing ”.

“ No you idiot! We are going to do some work ”.

“ What, in that ‘lost city’ kind of place ”.

“ Yeah, that’s what were going to do today ”.

“ Great ”.

“ Come on. Get up and get changed! ”.

“ Alright, calm down ”.

I went back downstairs to the kitchen to get some food, while Juliano

got changed. I saw the women making some Mediterranean fish. I didn’t

bother talking too her because I couldn’t understand a word she was

saying.

I sat down and looked for something to eat. The women only had a bit

of fruit, which was getting rotten. I had to eat some of the fruit because

it was the only thing in the kitchen that I could eat. I bit into an apple, it

was all mushy and brown. But I still had to eat it because it was

probably the only thing I would eat until late in the afternoon. I then

packed my things for the trip to the ‘lost city’ as it was called. I only

packed water and my tools. There was no food to pack. I went upstairs

into Juliano’s room. “ Juliano hurry up! ”, I shouted. He rushed

downstairs to get something to eat.

He looked through the cupboards, there was nothing there. He started to

get frustrated. He was rushing around like a mad man. The women was

shouting out at Juliano, but he couldn’t understand what she was

saying. “ W-were’s the food ”. Juliano frustratingly said.

“ There is no food ”. I replied

“ W-what, no food! ”.

“ Yep, that’s right ”.

“ I’m going to die, no food, no food ”. Juliano was going crazy.

Without food, he wouldn’t have a life.

“ There is only rotting food ”. I said to Juliano.

“ You expect me to eat that rubbish! ”.

“ Yes ”.

“ Why did we come to this stupid place! ”.

“ To do some work. Come on lets go ”.

“ I’m not going until I get some descent grub ”.

“ Well we would have to go to the market and get some food from  

there ”.  

“ Hurry up then Reevo, let’s go! ”.

Join now!

“ Okay cool your jets ”.

We got outside. It was boiling hot. Luckily I was wearing a t-shirt and

shorts. But even with a hat and sunglasses, the sunshine was still pelting

down on me. We walked out to the jeep. I stepped onto the hot sand and

jumped. “ OW! this sand is really hot ”, I said.

“ Were in Egypt, what do you expect, snow? ”. Juliano said sarcastically.

“ Come on, lets get into the jeep before my feet melt ”.

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