The Great Gatsby Plot

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“What an idiot,” he mumbles in a panic, realizing his girl may be in trouble by the desperate cries that penetrated the night. Pulling himself together, leaning back, he immediately tries to get up by placing his weight on his right knee. As he moves forward, there is a shuffling in the bushes just to his right. Bobby looks up to see an abrupt movement. Something is there all right, his eyes widen in disbelief as the bushes start to separate, leaving no doubt, something or someone is screwing with him, suddenly something steps out… “What the…” is all he can mumble, covering his eyes, he doubles over in anguish and collapses? The bridge They all stand on a narrow wooden bridge that extends from one side of the path to the other. Looking …show more content…

Bubba puffs up his chest and flexes his arms. Oddly enough, Jacques calls out in the direction of the noise. “Who’s there?” Jacques shouts, but there is no response. He calls again, but there is no reply. As the fear is escalating and hysteria is taking over the group. Bubba wonders, what is going on, once again rising to the challenge, the lion king prepares to protect his pride. Bubba, built up by the girl's dependability on his bravery, seizes the moment, and with a demanding command in his voice, he screams loudly and protectively. “Come on out I’m tired of your shit!” There is a pause, and all goes quiet. The group looks around, and not a single shrub is moving, a deafening silence has captivated the moment. Tightly bunched behind Bubba, the girls stare vividly in all directions. Just when the threat seems to pass the shrubbery shakes aggressively, Bubba bravely puffs up his chest. In front, at the rear, on all sides, the bushes shake. The surroundings of the forest are coming alive infested with only God knows what. The girls’ frantically turn, hypnotically watching, as the bushes vibrate in every direction, what could possibly create such havoc. They …show more content…

“How many creatures are out here,” he wonders, and without a second to spare he takes off, hearing voices screaming for help as he moves quickly through the winding path. Faster and faster he runs, wanting only to get the hell out of there, as he dashes through the horror-filled trail thinking about his friends whom he cowardly left behind. Streaking the course of the path, the mere sight of Maureen lying on the side of the trail stops him in his tracks. Hoping she is alive and praying whatever is following him stays the hell away. He checks for a pulse when a sudden movement in the nearby bushes drives him in a panic. However, there is no breeze, no sudden gust of air to attribute to the bushes moving. Nevertheless, the forest seems to be coming alive, there is something out here, and it is after him. Astonished by the mystery, he rushes to absent himself from the outlandish nightmare when he stumbles over something lying on the trail. After catching his balance, the unidentified something is Bobby. Cautiously checking for a pulse, the bushes at the rear move ever so slightly, down the trail he goes passing trees in a

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