Nightmares and redemption. II

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"Have a good kill sister" I sensed sarcasm in his tone and I knew where that was coming from. All I've been killing since we moved to the woods have been squirrels. Never have I returned with an antelope or anything big but kept trying because somehow I fell in love with hunting these animals down. I gave him a wry smile and walked out the door.

"It's freezing out here" I exclaimed as I hiked up the mountain while looking around the bushes for possible Intruders. It was going to be my first murder but I was sure to take out the individual and retch later if he or she dared trespass.

I had gone a mile away from our cabin when I spotted a big deer. "Sorry Bambi but I have to kill your mom" I whispered within myself laying belly flat to take my shot. My hands trembled as I positioned my arrows properly. I was scared but if I didn't do it, hunger was going to kill my brother and I. To do this, I had to look away and out went the arrows.

"My first big kill" I screamed with my hands in the air and stopped abruptly when I heard the neigh of a horse. "Do deers neigh like horses when they're about to die?" I looked up immediately. My joy had just been murdered by the horse sound. The deer was gone and there was no blood trace then I figured that my arrow had hit something else and it definitely wasn't a deer because deers definitely don't neigh.

I crawled out of my hideout using an undercover cop move to check out who was with me in the woods. "What is a horse doing out here in the cold all by itself?" I asked myself when I spotted the horse in pain. It was bleeding in the stomach and of course was going to bleed to death. I had no first aid kit with me to treat a fine horse.

"Jake, Jake, yes Jake!" I screamed as I turned to take a flight back home when I heard a man say to me. "Who shoots at his prey without looking? You just murdered an innocent animal" I retched when I heard the word innocent. The man didn't look harmful when I turned around to look at him, he was bent over and his head was a camouflage of the snow. I hissed and turned back to go home to my brother but the good girl in me wanted me to apologize even though I knew it sucks to apologize to a man who just lost his companion as there was no way of bringing it back to life.

"I'm sorry for your loss" I said without looking at him. "It's not mine" he laughed and my eyes moistened as a beastly rage possessed me. I think this was the same rage that possessed Jake each time he wanted to murder someone. He did it without pain because the person deserved it but when it wasn't deserved, that was when it hurt. It was just like hunting an innocent deer down who prolly had a Bambi and I couldn't even look at it before shooting my arrow.

I ran like a crazy person back home. When I got to the cabin I slowed my pace. Taking up the undercover cop move again, this time like a professional filled with rage and emotions I pushed the slightly open cabin door and it creaked. It's creak wasn't part of my problems as I held my arrow tight in my hand ready to pierce at anyone who stood in my way.

I made it inside but the cabin was as quiet as a graveyard. I hoped he wasn't trying to play hide and seek with me because my heart couldn't contain it. Stealthily I got to his room. The door was wide open and there was blood on the floor.

Someone was in his bed covered up with a duvet. I let out the tears as I knew they had come for him. The horse was indeed a signal but I allowed slow-witness to catch up with me. I should have ran back when I heard the horse's neigh.

Trembling, I reached to uncover the blanket. Just to see his face for the last time. Immediately someone took me by the neck. "Shhh" he whispered to my ears. I was vulnerable so I couldn't move my arm to strike. I tried to kick but my femminile strength couldn't compete with his. He was strong and his grip on me could make me pass out.

"I'm going to teach you to be a good fighter" I heard my brother's voice. He let go of me and uncovered the person in the bed. "I took your advice sister". "Jesus Christ'' I retched and puked. "He trespassed and I took the kill". I hugged my brother with so much emotion but suddenly a bullet was sent into his head. I fell with him but I didn't die.

The rest of the story is history. I guess it's an eye for an eye even though it hurts so bad that after everything I lost him.

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