Becoming Dinner
J. Alexander
Copyright 2010 J. Alexander
First Edition November 2010
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are solely the product of the author’s imagination and/or are used fictitiously, though reference may be made to actual historical events or existing locations. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
*** Becoming Dinner is a short story intended for adult readers only. ***
Becoming Dinner
Don’t move, don’t make a sound. I repeated these words over and over in my head. I stood immobile, frozen with fear. My back and head pressed hard against a tree, the rough bark scraped my skin. A bead of perspiration rolled down my spine and another between my breasts. It was completely dark in the pocket of trees and bushes I hid among. The large moon would be visible again only if I emerged on the other side of the forest. If I survived.
Being caught in the forest after dark was a mistake. I hoped it wouldn’t turn into a deadly one. After visiting a nearby village, I left on my own to return to my people. I misjudged the journey back to my tribe and found myself still a great distance away at full dark. I was alone, barely armed, and being hunted by a very hungry and determined beast.