IN-CLASS JOURNAL #3—COMPLETE THE STORY

Directions: Please complete the following story beginning. Please do NOT use any commas. Pretend the punctuation mark does not exist.

The sunrise came abruptly that morning. No hint of glow in the east, no false dawn. It had been intensely dark, and then, as if a switch had been flipped, intensely light. Alice tried even more to blend in with the tree behind which she was hiding, hoping those below her would not see her in the brightening daylight. If she could only get to the building below and to her left, she would be safer from discovery and perhaps find something of use, something that might bring an end to this. She decided to count to five and then do her best to sprint to the side of the building. One . . . Two . . . she held her breath. . . Three . . . Four . . . she tensed her muscles. . . Five—just as she was about to move, she heard a branch snap behind her. She turned quickly and . . . .