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GRADE 10

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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Story Writing

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Write a short story about your travel expedition.

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WALKING THROUGH THE MEMORIES

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I looked out the window, the sky was tar-black and the large clouds were moving towards

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me. I heard a tapping on the window and then it became a pitter-patter. The day had

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been beautiful and the sky was like a dome of plasma-blue. As I sipped my hot coffee

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the whole event of my unforgettable expedition to Kothaligarh fort that I had gone with
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three of my other friends, from the start to end, flashed in my mind. I remembered. It
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was my first ever experience of a trek and I was very excited to accompany my friends
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on the exciting adventure. After requesting my parents several times to let me go, they
finally agreed and with mere happiness, I informed my friends. My friend’s uncle who
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was accustomed to go on treks was going to accompany us and gave us the guidelines
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as well as a well-defined schedule of the entire day; from catching the train to staring us
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ascend towards the summit, all planning was done by him.

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After waiting for too long, finally the day had arrived. Usually on holidays I don’t wake
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up early but the excitement made me do so that day. Quickly I packed my bag and
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waited for the time to assemble near the railway station. Finally, after a long waiting,
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the clock struck 12 and it was time to leave for the exciting journey. We were advised to
carry a sleeping mat and it was a very difficult task to lift the bag which was quite heavy
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but the excitement for the trip made us more energetic. We quickly headed towards the
railway station, took the tickets and were eagerly waiting at the platform. I had never
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felt so happy and joyful before a train journey. I usually didn’t prefer travelling by trains
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due to the large crowd present there. I avoided the coaches filled with people where
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finding a seat was a very big task and sometimes there would barely be any chance to
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stand comfortably. But we have to adjust if we want something very eagerly and so
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keeping all problems and tantrums aside, I happily went in the train and as it was the
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first station, we got a seat for all of us.

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This train journey from Bandra to CSMT was a very easy task as compared to travelling
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in a Karjat train which was filled with a mob of people. At the CSMT station, we were
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freaked out at the sight of a large crowd of people waiting for the train but fortunately
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my friend’s uncle joined us there and he assured that he would make the journey
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exciting. After asking people to shift to other seats, we finally got an opportunity to sit
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together for the entire journey. And as his uncle had said, it was indeed an enjoyable
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journey. We played cards, ate snacks and what not. Time passed as fast as lightning
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and we finally reached Neral which was the site of trekking. Quickly we grabbed some
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tea and snacks for ourselves and took a taxi to Kothaligarh hill. Even that small road
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trip was amazing. The sight of the sunset was mesmerizing.

It was dark and we had reached the point from which we were about to start ascending.
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It was pitch black and we started our climb. The clear sky, twinkling stars all attracted
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our vision as we were only used to the polluted air of our city and the sound of traffic.

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It was a best experience ascending the mountain in the company of nature. The full

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moon was giving considerably high amount of light and so we kept aside our torches.

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It was after around two hours of climbing that we finally reached the fort. And then in

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search of a flat land for sleeping, we finally found a piece of land suitable for our needs.

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There we finally kept aside our bags removed our shoes and relaxed. We had decided
to make sandwiches at the summit and so we had brought all the ingredients. Then i

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ate our dinner which were the sandwiches, did a small bonfire and spent some time
with nature and friends which was the most exciting part of the entire trip. I was unable

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to capture those moments but I don’t regret as it is rightly said that IF YOU WERE NOT

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ABLE TO CAPTURE THE MOMENTS, THEN YOU SURELY ENJOYED THE MOMENTS.

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Then we headed to sleep in the cold and windy weather. The mats which we carried
tediously seemed very beneficial for us and it made our sleep more peaceful. Early

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morning, I was awakened by the chirping of the birds which I think is a dream of every

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travel lover. All of my friends were asleep so I started walking a bit further only to find

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a beautiful and mesmerizing view on all four sides. It was like we had entered a mini

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paradise on earth as it is rightly said that “THE BEST VIEW COMES AFTER THE
HARDEST CLIMB”. Then it was time for us to descend down the slope before the sun

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came overhead as it would be difficult if the sun had come overhead. We quickly started

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our descend and while doing so we were surprised of how had we climbed such a

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difficult trail. I am sure some of us would hesitate in climbing if we started ascending
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in daylight as at night, it was pitch black and we were not clearly able to see the path
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which we followed.
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It was definitely a wise decision to descend as much as possible before afternoon as it

was only a small distance between us and the place where the taxi driver was waiting
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for us but I can surely say that those were the most tedious part of the whole journey.
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We kept walking and walking in the unbearable heat of the sun when we finally reached
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to the taxi. We were sitting in the taxi heading towards the station but my friend’s uncle
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told that he had a surprise for us and instead of the station, we headed somewhere else.
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It was a lake and we were said to swim in the lake. What else could be a better solution
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to beat the heat!!

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This was where our trek had officially ended but there was a more thrilling adventure
left; The train journey!! After such a tiring trek, a train journey was like adding kerosene
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to fire. The crowded train was on the verge of becoming our worst nightmare. We were
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to get down at Ghatkopar station but looking at the crowd, it seemed like a tough mission
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to get down. But with God’s grace, we were able to get down as many people had to get
down there and so it became easy for us.
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People were making way for themselves and indirectly for us as well. After getting down,
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we were to travel in the metro which was like a piece of cake after travelling in the
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previous train.
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After a long train journey, we finally reached Bandra.

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We thanked our friend’s uncle to support us in the entire trip and bid each other farewell
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and went home. Immediately after going home I fell asleep as I was very tired. My first
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experience of a trek was very exciting and joyful. The moonlit trails and the mesmerizing
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views were one of a kind and it is my dream to go on more treks in the future….
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