A Boy, A Bear And A Lucky Escape
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Byron Zhou, Grade 6
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Short Story
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2008
I ran as quickly as I could. The bear was after me. His hot breath burnt my back. His red eyes made holes in me. Vines whipped across my face. However, I didn’t care. The whole forest couldn’t stop me from escaping the bear.
I turned around. The bear wasn’t there. Had I lost him? Suddenly, I saw him again-and he wasn’t alone. Accomplices had joined the hunt. I had been surrounded. However, there was a gap between two of them. Was it just a trick? However, it offered a chance. I ran towards the opening and found my self right on the edge of a cliff. I was trapped. The cliff was in front of me. The bears were behind me. I jumped.
The fall seemed to take an eternity. I saw my life flash before my eyes. The wind whistled in my ears as I plummeted to the river below. It would have no mercy on me. Suddenly, I hit the bottom. The combination of the icy cold and the rock solid water knocked me out, and I fainted.
I woke upon the shore, lying on my face. It seemed that the place that the river washed me into was familiar… Then I smiled. I had finally reached home.