Darkness came swiftly and the midnight ___1___ was soon
sprinkled
with silver stars. Danielle had to rub her hands to
ward ___2___ the cold. She
___3___ she had remembered to bring some warm clothes,
___4___
she had expected to be ___5___ sight of some village
long ___6___
now. She glanced at her ___7___, shocked to realize
that she had been walking
___8___ over four hours. No wonder her
___9___ ached! Night masked the land; relief
___10___ her escape began
to
___11___ way to fear. The loneliness
___12___ the desert
night
was very frightening. She shivered as a cold wind
sprang up ___13___ of
nowhere. Danielle felt tears blur ___14___ vision. She
had been stupid and
___15___ of that, she could die
___16___ in this vast
wilderness.
___17___ of snakes and scorpions lurking unseen
___18___
the ground troubled her. Above her, the moon ___19___
coldly, turning the
sands ___20___ an endless rippling sea. |
Darkness came swiftly and the midnight
sky was soon
sprinkled
with silver stars. Danielle had to rub her hands to
ward off the cold. She
wished she had remembered to bring some warm clothes,
but
she had expected to be in sight of some village
long before
now. She glanced at her
watch, shocked to realize
that she had been walking
for over four hours. No wonder her
feet ached! Night masked the land; relief
at her escape began
to
give way to fear. The loneliness
of the desert
night
was very frightening. She shivered as a cold wind
sprang up out of
nowhere. Danielle felt tears blur
her vision. She
had been stupid and
because of that, she could die
here in this vast
wilderness.
Thoughts of snakes and scorpions lurking unseen
on
the ground troubled her. Above her, the moon
shone
coldly, turning the
sands into an endless rippling sea. |