Once upon a ______ . Fill the space with any word or words and write a story using this as your central theme .

Once upon a time this sight had inspired him and made him wonder what he was going to do. But as he gazed upon his hometown from high up in the hills, the only thing that went through his mind was the hour long trek awaiting him when he decided to leave. 
 
 Nothing had really changed, the prairie grass stretched for miles in front of him, and the forest did the same at his back. And from his perch he could all his old high school haunts. Cars were parked in at the high school, and someone was smoking weed behind the equipment shed. 
 
 But he was no longer impressed with this view. It'd been ten years since he'd lived in this city and he'd moved on. He was n't sure if he'd like to go back or not, and he pondered what decision he'd make if faced with the choice. 
 
 He stood and turned his back on the city, once upon this view had filled him with awe, but no more.
