Of Mice and Men alternative ending.

''That crazy basted look what he's gone and done this time!''

George broke down into tears; he knew Lennie wasn't an evil guy its just he's so dumb. He knew it wasn't really Lennies fault because he probably didn't even realise what he was doing. The reason George was so upset was because he knew once Curley found out he would slaughter Lennie as he had been looking for any excuse to get Lennie from day one. George thought to himself what he was going to do, he knew Lennie had done a dreadful thing but he had known Lennie for most of his life and he couldn't just see him slaughtered now, could he? He wondered whether Lennie had done to many bad things and if it was time to put a stop to them.

Slim walked in the barn door. George jumped and quickly turned round to Slim still with a look of astonishment and fear in his eyes. Slim could see the look on Georges face and he asked him,

''What's up George, you look anxious''.

''Nothing,'' replied George. Slim saw Curley's wife laying face down in the straw ''Jesus Christ'' he whispered. He rushed over to her and checked her pulse ''She's dead George! Was it you?''

''No,''

George answered. ''It was Lennie, what you gonna do Slim we can't kill him can we?

''It aint up to us George but I gotta find Curley and tell him what's happened. Where is Lennie now George?''

''I told him if he does something bad to go and hide in the brush and wait for me to come get him. Darn it Slim! We had it all planned out we were so close to living out our dream but now its all over''

Slim swiftly exited the barn and went to tell Curley what had happened. A few minutes later Curly rushed into the barn with a look of hatred and rage in his eyes he glanced at his wife then came charging over to George he grabbed him by the throat and pushed him against the wall

''It was you wasn't it you basted!''

''No,'' cried George, ''It was Lennie.''

''I knew it said Curly where is he hiding? That big Oath I'm gonna pump his guts full of lead make him hurt real bad''

George told him where Lennie was hiding and Curley set off to find him. He told George and slim to come with him to show him the way.

They arrived at the Brush where Lennie was hiding George stopped and said to Curley

''Curley wait, if we go any further he's gonna see us and make a run for it. Curley give me the gun and I can pretend I'm just there to talk to him and when he's not looking I'll shoot him.''

''No, I want the pleasure of shooting that big Oath make him feel the some pain like I'm feeling now''

''Curley don't worry I'll get him right in the guts give him a real slow and painful death. Plus if you go down there and he runs for it he might get away''

''Ok,'' replied Curley ''but make sure you get him bad I want that sucker to die slow''

So Curley handed the gun to George ''You two wait here and hide in the long grass and when you here the shot walk over to that tree where he's hiding.''

George slowly walked over to Lennie with the gun hidden behind his back. He found Lennie sitting on the ground crying with his head in between his knees.

''Hey Lennie,'' Lennie quickly turned around and ran towards George,

''Boy am I glad to see you George I thought you was never gonna come. George I did a real bed thing this time,''

''I know Lennie I've seen but don't worry its not your fault you can't help what you do I realise that now''

Curley prodded Slim, ''Why's he taking so long, he should have done it by now. Maybe something's gone wrong im gonna go down there and see.''

''No,'' Said Slim, ''wait.''

Then all of a Sudden bang! Curley and slim got up and rushed over to the brush expecting to see Lennie laying there dead but when they reached the brush there was no one there Lennie and George had run away never to return.

Eren Dunning

English Coursework

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