63rd STORY WRITING COMPETITION. / "Disappeared"

Good day, my dear friends. Those who enjoy writing are usually looking for related topics to showcase their talent, so when I saw this contest hosted by @fjjrg, it inspired me to participate. When I read each story, I can see the authors' various creative talents and perspectives on the story. Every story has something fresh to teach us, so I encourage you all to read them and expand your knowledge in a variety of ways. Here is what my story will be.

_{Designed by Canva}

Contest organizer's story

Ana Laura is an athletic woman, she likes to run every day, and on weekends she tends to run long distances, so she goes out early, when the sun has not yet risen. He has been training for the New York Marathon for months. Her sister Carla and her boyfriend Rogelio are always looking out for her on her trips since she doesn't take her phone but an iPad to listen to music. They bring her water and fruits, since she is diabetic and they prevent hypoglycemia or in the event that she is injured, Ana knows that they will come for her.

_{Image source}

This Sunday, Ana leaves at 5:30 am, along the usual route, it was a 23-kilometer journey. Her boyfriend and his sister leave at 7 am for the road. In 25 minutes, they make the journey and have not found her, they reached the end of the route where Ana was supposed to return, Carla tells Rogelio to go back, they both start searching more carefully, they arrive at the starting point and then They worry, Rogelio calls his brother who is chief of police to help him look for his girlfriend. They searched the route several times, asked at the nearby hospital and there was no news about her. On a stretch of road, a police officer gets an iPad, he sends the photo to his boss and Rogelio identifies it... "It's Ana's", but where is it?...

Here is my story

^{Image Source}

Anna's disappearance caused a great deal of confusion to all because she had been training for months. Everyone knows her routine and determination. Carla, Rogelio, and the police team continued their search, but nothing could be located, leaving them worried. Time goes fast, the sun rises right above them, and they are exhausted, but nothing signs. Suddenly, Rogelio's phone rings. It was Ana’s message selfie. It was a selfie of her sitting on a sunny ground smiling. Rogelio was confused, but he was relieved and called her immediately. Ana explained the story on her side with a laugh.

While she was running, she observed a board that said "Shortcut to the City." She decided to go that way out of curiosity, hoping it would add some excitement to her routine. But, instead of taking her to the city, the route wound endlessly through fields and hills. She quickly realized she'd completely lost the way. Suddenly she remembered her iPad to find a GPS directions. Unfortunately, she lost it in a hurry while attempting to move her foot away from a snake. No one was there to ask the road. She was exhausted and had no idea where she was, so she decided to wait for someone to come her way.

^{Image Source}

She sat in an open spot by the road. She suddenly heard the sound of a tractor approaching her. Yes, it was a farmer, and she was relieved and ready to find a solution. She explained her situation to the man, and finally, the driver agreed to give her a ride to the main road. According to the driver, she had taken the right-hand side instead of the left-hand side on the way, which caused her to get lost. When he sent her off on the main road, she borrowed his phone and messaged a selfie to her family to prove she was safe.

_{Image source}

When Ana finally reunited with her loved ones, everyone laughed at her for taking such an "adventurous route." Carla and Rogelio joked about her saying that next time they would install a GPS tracker on her shoes. Ana embraced their joke with a smile, secretly enjoying the unexpected twist in her marathon training routine!

Invite to

@Josepha
@mvchacin
@sualeha

Thank you for reading my story.