The Adventures of Robin Brawl: Chapter 1

CHAPTER 1: Hard Wish

“I heard people could climb up Mount Everest,” said Johnny. “Really? No way!” Robin Brawl answered. “Robin, you’re silly. How many times have I told you that everything is possible. Use a bit of your senses Robin. Nowadays, we have all the technology needed to do almost anything we want,” Johnny told Robin. Robin certainly did not believe him one bit. Though, he started to think it was true.

Johnny sighed. Robin was a good friend of his. They would play together. They would solve difficult questions together. The only problem is, Robin did not trust his facts. And Johnny would not go on any adventures with Robin as he is scared to hurt himself.

As for Robin, he was rather an adventurous boy. He would loved to go jungle hiking and vine climbing, daring to overcome hundreds of challenges. He joined many school expeditions but none of them were that extreme. They were taken care of all the while, and that was exactly what Robin did not want. He wanted to go wild, and make his own fortress in the deep, deep woods, where it was dark cold and scary. He wanted to explore all around the woods. He wanted to cook animal's meat and wear animal's skin. Sadly, his dream did not come true. However, his hope to do it has not given up yet. He knew that one day, he would go on an adventure far, far away and make history in his own heart and mind.

"No matter, I would just go home now," Robin said to himself. It was dismissal time and he was the only one in class. Johnny had went home way earlier than Robin. He was about to go to Canada for two months. So, he went to pack up.

“Mum, I’m home,” Robin called out. He had just come back from school that afternoon after cycling more than half an hour. Robin parked his bike at the corner of the garage. Then he went in to eat. The smell of cooked bacon and fried eggs reached his nose at once. Robin heard the eggs sizzle as Mrs. Brawl put some fried eggs on his plate. He went to the dining area and smelt the food with a sniff. “Robin, eat quick. We’ll go to the library next,” Robin’s Mother, Mrs. Brawl said. Robin took some of the fried egg and sliced a bit of the bacon. Then, he saw some peeled potato. He took a bit of that too. Soon, his stomach was full.

“All done. Now, to the library,” Robin said, smiling. Robin got into his Mother’s car, where she was waiting. “Quickly now. I can’t wait here all day. We’ve got to return a few books we borrowed a week ago,” she said. They drove to the library. Robin looked out the window and saw mountains and hills all around. “Mum, is there anyone who actually overcome challenges like climbing up mountains and staying there, or living on a stranded island?” Robin asked. “Why, yes. It is quite fascinating how they do it. People say they have unique talents in order to do it,” she replied.

They reached the library. Mrs. Brawl returned the books to the librarian. “Thank you, Mrs. Brawl. You returned these books right on time,” the librarian said, smiling at her. Then, Mrs. Brawl and Robin sat down at a table together. Robin started thinking about the people who were able to do things he thought were impossible. He started to wish hard that he could have his own adventure. He would learn a lot.

Robin started to look for books about adventures. He found loads. And the more he read, the more he felt like going on one. His wish was getting stronger and stronger. “I can’t hold this back anymore. I must, simply must go for a big adventure of my own. Nothing will stop me. I will start Saturday, two days from today,” Robin thought in his mind. He had a strong heart to go.

Later in the evening, Robin told Larry about his idea. Larry was Robin’s opposite neighbour and Larry was a good friend of Robin’s. “Yeah. You might learn a lot! Oh, can I come with you? Pretty please?” Larry asked. There was a little pause. Robin thought hard. “Alright. you can come,” Robin answered. Larry was so excited that he immediately ran home and started packing.

“Wow, wow! Larry! What’s the rush?” Mr Thomas, Larry’s Father asked. “Oh nothing,” Larry answered, grinning. “I’m just excited. I don’t really know why but I am excited.”

Larry’s Father knew that Larry was up to something. But he did not exactly know what. So, he did not mind. But at Robin’s was different. Robin was not packing or planning one bit. He knew when to pack and what to pack. He was only worried because he wanted to go to sea first, and he would need boat for that.

“I’ll worry about that tomorrow. I’ll just make a boat myself with the help of Larry’s,” Robin thought. It would not be easy but it  would not be too difficult as well.