Unforgetable experience

On a Saturday night in Duc Trong Town, I had an unforgettable experience that stays/is still fresh in my memory [all the time]. At first, my friends and I had just wanted to go/wander* [*walk aimlessly] around and appreciate [passionately] the beautiful sky, which was decorated by the twinkling of stars. But later we decided to go further, we kept talking, and we ignored the most important thing – a big dark forest in front of us. Unfortunately, we went into the forest and got lost. When we realized that, it was too late to finad the [original way to come back]/the way back to my uncle’s house. I was so worried that I just grasped my friend’s hand firmly, [and found that] in the cold strong wind blowing and whispering through the trees [severely]. Quickly, terrible fear came to my mind and made me tremble [out of my control]/uncontrollably. I was so scared of dying, and the only thought in my [brain]/mind was the end of my life. It was impossible for me to get out of the forest, even though my friends tried to convince me that nothing would happen to us and I was would [finally] be safe and sound. However, it was very hard to find the way because of the dense fog, and we didn’t know which path/[step] to follow. Suddenly, a man with a bright torch stood in front of us, and we felt very frightened and unable to speak [from fear of him]. We didn’t dared to open our eyes until he gently told us that he was a forest warden, and would help us to go back. It was he who encouraged us not to worry, and ended the awful feeling of getting lost. We felt very lucky, and up to now, it [has been]/is still [such] an unforgettable memory in of my youth.

A good story, and well-written.