Trying to hide the excruciating pain, Peter lifted his ragged trousers. Blood oozed out like lava from his the wound on his knee. Shocked at the extent of the injury, I removed my heavy vest from my shoulders and wrapped it around the gory wound.
As darkness crept upon the forest, the weather grew heavy. A shiver was sent down my spine, we had to find shelter. After a long hour of hopeless, wistful search, all we could eventually find was a petit tree where we could rest under. As a lazy breeze flicked the overhanging leaves, a faint sunlight created a shadowy darkness under the skeletal branches.
We needed rest.
-Screech-
A loud, piercing noise had awoken me from my slumber. The atmosphere had rapidly changed. A thick fog covered the entire forest like a glutinous cloud. It was ominous. It was foreboding. There was a creature nearby, I just knew it. I gently retrieved a Swiss Army knife as I slowly searched the area with caution and prepared myself for the worst.
-Roar!-
A hideous grizzly bear the size of a car burst out of a nearby bush. It was enormous! As tall as the Eifel tower, as large as an elephant, it charged full speed, shaking the earth with every thunderous stomp. Petrifying, horrifying scenarios ran through my mind a million times an hour. Frozen onto the spot, I closed my eyes, said a prayer and braced for impact.
-Bang!-
A deafening explosion occurred among a nearby tree, it sounded…almost like a gunshot. Gently lifting an eye, I was relieved, I was ecstatic at my sight. The bear was deceased. I turned my head to see my hero, it was Peter! He was shaking uncontrollable as he clenched on the hand gun. Dropping the weapon, Peter slumped against a tree stump, pressing his hand against his wound.
Oblivious to the stench, I buried my head into the bear’s stomach, desperately consuming any edible meat to relieve myself from hours of starvation.
Dawn at last, awoken from its own slumber as it dragged itself across the forest. After my share of raw bloody meat, I eventually regain my conscience and steadily stabilize myself as I offer the tenderest part of the bear meat to Peter, my life saver.
As I approached Peter, I noticed something…something was not right. As I approached Peter, the pain of a thousand needles stabbed me in the thigh. As I glanced down, I realized my entire thigh was ripped apart by the bear! Adrenalin kept me from feeling the horrendous pain.
Without an utter of a sound, I watched as Peter heaved the bag of gold upon his shoulders. I watched as Peters entire face was covered by a veil of darkness, making him unrecognizable. I watched as Peter turned his back to me, his best friend, his only friend, his only brother. Peter walks to freedom as I am trapped in this forest, laying here with no hope, no freedom, and no future.
I retrieve the handgun, dropped by Peter. Slowly, I raised the handgun, pulling the trigger as tears flowed from my eyes like a waterfall.
-BANG!-
