Cold Slither by David J. West

Author:David J. West [West, David J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lost Realms Press
Published: 2016-08-19T22:00:00+00:00

15.

Port rode with the wind at his back, watching the long lake and pondering. Why would the Lord allow these things to plague good people? What was the test? The lesson to be learned? What was his own part and responsibility?

All experiences are for our ultimate good, mused Port.

Sheep grazed in large swaths across the rounded landscape, most flocks were tended by young boys.

He trotted his stallion up to a tousle-headed boy and nodded, “Afternoon, son. You out here a lot?”

“Every day, mister.”

“Ever see anything strange?”

The boy smiled. “Besides you?”

Port chuckled, “Yeah, besides me. A monster maybe.”

The boy went serious. “I thought I saw it once.”

Port folded his arms, now he was getting somewhere.

“I was playing by the lake shore when I saw six or seven dark shapes out in the water. A big horse-like head with horns was coming out, right at me. I was so afraid. I couldn’t hardly breathe, let alone move.”

Port looked out at the lake again. “You saw it? Didn’t it try to eat you?”

“No, it wasn’t the monster,” the boy smirked, “it was a herd of elk crossing the lake. The bull was in front, the cows behind. My fear made a monster.”

“You don’t believe in the monster?” questioned Port.

“I didn’t say that. I’m just saying things aren’t always what they seem.”

“True,” Port said. “Know where to find an old Indian, called Lehi?”

The boy pointed southwest, “Over those hills somewhere. No one lives near him.”

“Much obliged,” said Port, galloping away.

“No one lives near him,” called the boy.

“I heard ya,” shouted Port over his shoulder.

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