Monday Finish the Story with host Barbara W. Beacham
The Sacrifice © JLeahy
They followed the buffaloes and their babies along the trail heading into the woods. At trail end Aka ran forward and sliced the youngest calf and wrenched out its heart.
The calf gave a horrifying shrill and fell back; the rest dashed for the woods.
Blood spurted in a red fountain, saturating the soft green bushes, ground and his shirt.
“Look! Look Ahwen, it’s still beating”, he said mesmerized by the throbbing organ in his bloody hand.
I staggered back against the old rain tree. I stared at the convulsing calf beside his leg.
“Why did you do that, why?” I shouted.
I AM a warrior,” he said.
“A warrior ONLY kills for food.”
“We can take this calf to eat.”
“It’s not ours, it belongs to the sanctuary”, I looked at the cluster of houses at the head of the trail. Soon, someone will know.
“Let’s leave!” I ordered.
(150 words)
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It seems Aka is trying to relive the past and impress his friend. It’s a shame he did it on government land, a sanctuary. Great description. — Suzanne
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Thank you very much Suzanne.
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A sad unnecessary death ~ Sadly there is a lot of truth here ~ Well written~
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Thank you so much John. 🙂
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Seems to me he might be a little confused about the difference between a warrior and a hunter. Excellent story but it made me sad in the end.
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Thank you very much. Yes, he was pathetic, but he may have his reasons… I am glad it provoked some emotions in you.
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Well done. The beating heart…wild! Thanks for writing again for the MFtS challenge! I hope that you come back next week. The photo and opening line…humor….. Be well… ^..^
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Thank you very much.
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Hi Shakti,
Thank you for reading the story. This could go either way. He could challenge Ahwen or leave as he was ordered. I saw Aka as a weaker character who could secretly be jealous of his stronger and wiser cousin/friend (Ahwen). It took me half hour to write it, but I did not think more of the plot beyond the 150 words. I spent 20 minutes removing all the extra words. 🙂
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That’s a taut and well conceived story. So what would you say Aka’s response would be to your order to Leave?
Shakti
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I don’t want to picture those cute little babies… well, you know. Well written, though.
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Sue, I knew I would upset you. Thank you for reading and sorry.
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Hahaha!
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❤ Peace? I know you like crime against humans more.. 😉
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Oh, I do. I think nothing of writing about slaughtered humans. Harming animals, however, makes me cringe.
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Hahahaha.
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Oh my gosh. I don’t know how someone could do this, but I guess it has been a kind of right of passage. Still well written. ❤ ❤
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Thank you very much T. The story went its way as usual. I travelled with it.
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Yes, that’s what you must do. ❤ ❤
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