Real Arctic friend.



Сорокина Юлия. 5 класс. Real Arctic friend. HIGH.

Before I took part in the Expedition through the Arctic, I had lived by a schedule. In the Arctic you lose sense of time. Having 24 hours of sunlight we could start our hiking at what we thought was 3 PM but it was actually 3 AM.
Our entire being was focused on one thing: survival.
That day or night (I can’t say for sure) I was on polar bear watch while the others were sleeping.
I didn’t have to fall asleep so I looked outside for some fresh air and came face to face with a ...

very unusual animal. He (later my best friend) was looking at me with his big black eyes. He came to me and hugged. I felt a bit strange. I couldn’t understand what to do. I had never met these creatures before. I did not know how to react, what to do or what to say. I saw that he was a helpless animal looking for help. He might have lost his family. He wanted to eat, to spend a few hours in a warm place or something like that.

He followed me all my way at home. I decided to leave it in my room. Although I knew that my relatives would not agree to accept such an unexpected present.

I thought how to name him. One night it came to my mind to call him Lui. What a nice nickname!
Once Lui showed me his secret place. It was a small hole in the ice full of small fish. Four beautiful fish. Two of them he gave to me. In his eyes I read that it was his present.

Lui became my friend. We spent a lot of time together playing, fishing, and discovering the uncharted territories of the Arctic.

Imagine my indignation when I found out that we would leave the Arctic in three days. It was a complete desperation.
Lui understood it. I saw tears and sadness in his eyes.

I did not want the fatal day of leaving my friend but the hours ran fast and three days passed in the twinkling of an eye.

My parents knew about my friend though I did not tell them about him. They understood the reason of my sadness.

The day I never wanted had come. The plane was in the air and the sky seemed a big hole dragging me far away from my friend.
Ph-ph-ph!!! What was it? Ph-ph-ph!!! I could not believe it. My friend, my faithful friend was sitting next to me.
I burst into tears.
My parents knew that my life would become meaningless and took my friend with us.

I would never forget this expedition. I found a great friend with big black and faithful eyes.

Believe it or not, but a penguin became a real friend, my friend!

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