Bristol Bay Summer by Annie Boochever

Author:Annie Boochever
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781941821251
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books

20

Swallowed a Lead Line

As they got closer to camp they heard Zoey’s mom.

“Zooooooooey, Elllllliot … Where are you?”

Eliot got there first and ran into her arms. Zoey, Lhasa, and Patrick gathered around.

“What happened? I heard gunshots. I woke up and you were all gone. Where were you? Why didn’t you wake me?”

“Slow down. One thing at a time.” Patrick hugged her and smiled. “I’m glad to see you’re up. Come on, let’s talk inside.”

They trooped into the tent and little by little the entire bear story spilled out.

“And then I was sure Patrick killed the mama bear and even the babies. I was so mad, but then I was so happy that he didn’t.”

“That was a close one,” Patrick said. He looked more relaxed as he fired up the stove and filled the coffeepot. Then he went to the tent door and carefully surveyed the beach and the grass beyond.

“She could just as easily have kept coming after us. I could have shot her, but then I would have had to shoot the cubs, too. They would starve on their own. Plus it’s no simple thing to kill a grizzly that size. The skull is so tough a bullet can bounce right off. Shoot anyplace but the heart, and all you do is make a very angry bear.”

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