11-27-2017, 12:07 PM
Ricky found himself in Moscow with Marta. It was time for a change for them both. Compared to the desert surrounding Mexico, Russia seemed like a good opposite. What had surprised him the most was that Marta wanted to go camping, and he had indulged her.
They got some equipment together. Marta wanted to learn how to hunt, but didn't want to hunt with a gun, so she had a bow. Ricky got one too. He wasn't as good with bows, but he was willing to learn. Guns didn't scare her. In fact, she had her own revolver now and was turning out to be a fine shot with it. The thirteen year old took to everything like a fish took to water. Ricky was sure she would do fine.
With all of their equipment ready, they set out. "You know,"
Ricky said, smiling at her. "You could have picked a less cold time to go camping."
Marta returned his smile. "But I like it out here. It's...peaceful."
Ricky couldn't argue with that. It was very peaceful out here. "Right here,"
she said. "Let's set up camp right here."
Ricky didn't see a reason why they shouldn't so they did. As they were setting up, a wolf howled. Marta looked towards it, but didn't seem scared. Ricky watched her as she squinted and frowned.
"What is it?"
She hesitated. "An image - wolves hunting deer...with people?"
"You saw this, in your imagination."
"Yes...no...I don't know. It seems different - more real."
Ricky thought he knew what this meant, but lord knows he didn't know what to do about it.
They got some equipment together. Marta wanted to learn how to hunt, but didn't want to hunt with a gun, so she had a bow. Ricky got one too. He wasn't as good with bows, but he was willing to learn. Guns didn't scare her. In fact, she had her own revolver now and was turning out to be a fine shot with it. The thirteen year old took to everything like a fish took to water. Ricky was sure she would do fine.
With all of their equipment ready, they set out. "You know,"
Ricky said, smiling at her. "You could have picked a less cold time to go camping."
Marta returned his smile. "But I like it out here. It's...peaceful."
Ricky couldn't argue with that. It was very peaceful out here. "Right here,"
she said. "Let's set up camp right here."
Ricky didn't see a reason why they shouldn't so they did. As they were setting up, a wolf howled. Marta looked towards it, but didn't seem scared. Ricky watched her as she squinted and frowned.
"What is it?"
She hesitated. "An image - wolves hunting deer...with people?"
"You saw this, in your imagination."
"Yes...no...I don't know. It seems different - more real."
Ricky thought he knew what this meant, but lord knows he didn't know what to do about it.