Treasure Hunt

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I had to think of some way to get Melody to my favorite spot in the woods so I could propose to her without her suspecting anything beforehand. I wanted to surprise her. In the end, she surprised me!

I figured the easiest way to catch Melody unsuspectingly would be to guise my proposal in a treasure hunt for my little brother Joseph’s 8th birthday, only two days away. So a’ treasure hunting we all went—all of us. Joseph was excited—I was excited! And Melody didn’t suspect a thing! All of my family in Akron came out for the treasure hunt and Melody’s whole family came too, even my little brother Joseph’s friend Benjamin came.

Joseph's Team

We split up into teams and set out into the damp and shivery woods—a list of treasures to find in hand.

The List

It wasn’t too long before Melody and I were at the top of the hill “looking” for acorns for the treasure hunt. Kenan and Martin were somewhere down below circling through the woods like two lost soldiers (they wore camouflage for some reason). We walked around on the hill top chatting. Then Melody noticed my guitar lying at the base of a big tree. “Somebody left their guitar in the woods” she exclaimed! “I tricked you,” I said, “That’s my guitar and I’ve got a song for you…”

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