21. Write a short story about friends who embark on an unforgettable camping trip in the wilderness.

On The Beach

It was the four of us, two couples who hadn’t yet coupled, best friends more like, and we drove to the coast. The car was packed with camping gear. Just a small hike through a forest to the beach, the boys said. Just a few miles.

From the carpark, we slipped on our backpacks. Mine was heavy, it dug into my shoulders and the small of my back. After an hour, I wished I was home. The path was muddy, the fallen logs too large to step over, moss hung long from tree branches and dripped down on us, my shoes scraped at my blisters, and the trail climbed steep and endlessly upward – or so it seemed. Someone commented that I wasn’t a happy camper. I don’t remember what…