Afternoon, the last of the sun’s rays pierce through the South American forest canopy illuminating Edward and Shelby, two young archaeologists, as they continue their expedition to find the legendary “Springs of Desire”. Edward scratches his worn calico hat as he studies the map given to him by a native tribe they had encountered three days early, “I just cannot understand what this last symbol is, we found a boulder that looked like a jaguar posed to strike, the silhouette of a snake on the Amazon River, but where is the waterfall which carved out a section of rocks that looked like a pair of macaws joined together!” Shelby walks up to Edward, “Maybe I can decipher it?” Edward frowns and buries his face I the map, “No you arrived late to the expedition, remember, you were the replacement! Besides the village’s shaman said that I would find what I was looking for” Shelby grins and places her arm on her hip, “Yes, but wasn’t I the one who found both of the real symbols when you were still looking at the map! And what did he mean by find what “you’re” looking for, isn’t this supposed to be a find that would be beneficial to the greater archaeological community?!” Edward returns to looking at the map, Shelby suddenly forms a grin. She walks up to Edward and in one swift movement snatches the map from him, “Hey!! Give that back, you don’t even know the native language” Edward shouts as he is pushed back by Shelby, “I may not know the language but I have more experience than you in the study of hieroglyphics. I mean every time you describe to me the symbols I can tell exactly what it is, based off my own knowledge! I bet if I had been the one looking at the map, we would have found all these landmarks and possibly even the spring in one day instead of five!” Edward frowns and crosses his arms, Shelby smiles and giggles a little, “Wow, man you act like such a child sometimes! You were the same way in college!” Shelby smiles nudging Edward in the back, “That’s why I liked you, I still do…”
By: ARWander1600