You Only Die Twice
“She stood there, breathing hard, the smoke burning her lungs. The fire she set was in full blaze, ripping toward the sky, finding oxygen at its peak and flourishing because of it. Flames ribboned around the base of trees and lit them faster than she anticipated. The heat, which she once welcomed because she was cold, now was almost too much to bear. She could feel it against her skin, tightening it to the point that she felt it no longer would fit her body. She needed to find a way out now or she’d be in trouble.
But which direction was best? Should she run left? Right? Which way would lead her to freedom? And if it didn’t lead her to freedom, which direction would at least lead her away from the fire as well as the man who was hunting her? Those were answers she didn’t know.
Or did she?
The bear went in that direction for a reason. The bear knew these woods better than she. Did it know a way out of them? Of course, it did. It was running in that direction to save itself.... Nature and instinct had taken over. They sent that bear on that specific course for a reason. Fleetingly, her father’s voice entered her head: “Respect the deer,”MoreLess
But which direction was best? Should she run left? Right? Which way would lead her to freedom? And if it didn’t lead her to freedom, which direction would at least lead her away from the fire as well as the man who was hunting her? Those were answers she didn’t know.
Or did she?
The bear went in that direction for a reason. The bear knew these woods better than she. Did it know a way out of them? Of course, it did. It was running in that direction to save itself.... Nature and instinct had taken over. They sent that bear on that specific course for a reason. Fleetingly, her father’s voice entered her head: “Respect the deer,”MoreLess
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