Write a story that will end with this statement I know no man can be trusted

        I was told to meet my friends at the 3rd alley in the town. I hated that alley. It was dark and creepy, and my friends knew it. So why do they want me to go there? I asked myself. As I walked, I slowed a bit. I felt someone watching me. When I got to the alley, I saw dark shapes, standing there. "You said you wanted to meet me here?" I called, walking over.

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        I started running. My thought-to-be friends had betrayed me, and now they were after me. George, Melissa, and Sammy were gaining fast. I knew I couldn't outrun them, but maybe I could outsmart them. So I ran as fast as I could towards the river, calculating it's depth and length. "Please say I'm right," I muttered to myself, and dove right in.

        The water was cold, and my feet were already numb. I swam for the surface, and saw Sammy staring at me. His scowl sent a shiver down my spine, and I quickly swam away from him. I don't know why they had chased me, but I do know one thing- I'm never going into that alley ever again.

        I had to swim further upstream to lose them, then I climbed out of the river and walked home. The front door was locked, so I had to climb through my window. I found my dad's ladder, and lay it on the side of my house, then climbed up. It creaked under my weight, and almost broke a few times. When I made it up, I looked at my clock. It read 4:57. At least I'll get some sleep, I thought.

        My siblings woke me up at 5:00. I didn't get any sleep. My mom and dad had heard I was out last night, so they banned me from going outside for life. I didn't really listen to their lectures, because I knew what they were going to say before I went to sleep. I thought to myself, Now I know no man can be trusted.

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the answer a: perseverance !