Choose your own adventure!

Okay, I was spending some time relaxing at a state park. A few days of nothing but enjoying the lake, the squirrels, turtles, deer and other wildlife. Recharging my batteries so to speak. When something odd happens. I’m sitting in my lounge chair, watching the squirrels dance in the trees. Occasionally glancing over at the corner of the lake I can see, checking to see how many turtles are on the log sunning themselves. Then a car drives into the campground loop, stopping on the side of the road. A young man gets out and pulls a big box out of the back seat. As he begins to pull things out of the of the box, I realize it’s a brand-new tent. Still has all the bits and pieces wrapped in plastic, which he’s now struggling with as close to the road as possible. I continued to watch as he’s barely into the camping spot wrestling with the thing. Wondering if I should go tell him he can use all of the space and he needs to pull his car into the site. And if I should also give him a few pointers on how to set up a tent. But I know how men are – they don’t want to be given directions. Never mind being told how to handle something outdoorsy by a woman. Thus, I simply watched the show for fifteen or twenty minutes. Until another car comes into the loop, pulled into the site and parked way towards the back. A young woman hopped out, and without seeming to acknowledge the man at all, went around to the other side of her car. Once there, she pulled a huge box out of her back seat. You guessed it, another brand-new tent. Which she began to set up in the far back corner of the site. Puzzled at this behavior, I continued to study the pair. After what may have been the record worst time of setting up two tents, both pulled chairs out of their respective cars. And proceeded to set them up in front of their respected tents door. Plopping into them, staring at each other across the campsite.

Well, by then my author brain was in creative overdrive. So many scenarios running around my head at what in the world was going on here. Oh my, this was a great story in the making. Uhm, yeah, I could’ve gone over there and politely introduced myself. Asked a few simple questions and found out what the deal was. But nope, I had my fun over the next few days creating my own narrative.

Therefore, the fun now begins for you, my dear readers. I’ve listed several options for why these two were there. Please leave a comment as to which you think is best. In a few days, I’ll pick the most popular one and write the next bit of the story and the next choices for where these two may be headed. Sound interesting? Sure, I don’t know how long this will take or where the story will end up – that’s the whole point. However, once the story is finished, one lucky person will win a prize.

Thus, you can pick between these scenarios:

A: They're separated but decided to make one final attempt to save their marriage before filing for divorce.

B: They met on a dating website, chatted on zoom and now are meeting in person for the first time.

C: They both are adopted, took DNA tests and found out they are long lost siblings.

D: Get creative – if you have a better idea let me know!