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Destin Alternate Ending

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A boy of fifteen named Destin walked along the docks in the sleepy fishing village of Hammidan. He had gotten work here last summer , swabbing decks, hefting loads, and his least favorite, fetching fish from the wells below the deck. It was a three day walk to get here from his families cottage, but the pay had outweighed the pain in his feet in the past. The boy had asked men on all eighteen rigs on his left side, and was denied by all. “Nothin to catch” a few of the seaman had muttered. He turned around , guessing there were just as many on the opposite side. A group of five boys stood , looking towards the lighthouse on the tip of the bay. when he overheard another boy challenge his friends to climb the lighthouse. “Three coppers …show more content…

“Please watch my belongings, he exclaimed to the boys. He scanned the wall as he got closer, and the fear began to build in his belly. “I could really use that copper” was the voice he chose to replay in his mind. Destin glanced around to make sure there was nobody that would attempt to stop him, and there wasn’t. He started up, making it up the initial twenty feet at a decent pace. He reached up with his right hand and shifted his weight to that shoulder. It was at that point that one the three hundred year old bricks had decided it’s duty was done, and was retiring. It gave way and released from the building , attempting to take Destin with it. Destin , in a moment of adrenaline fueled panic, immediately caught the next brick down and caught his weight. “Holy Shite” one of the kids yelled from below. At this moment something happened in Destin’s mind. He slid slightly to his left and shot up the holds like no one had ever seen. From Kavin’s view on the ground , it almost looked like the Destin was RUNNING up the wall. He said no other issues and within a minute from his near fall he was standing on the top. Unbeknownst to the boys, someone had been watching the

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