Chloe and Me

Chapter 5

Chloe
I scream I just can't hold it in anymore. The lion jumps up into the jeep and Lucy and Joe run over to my side. We are so scared. Joe is talking calmly to the lion telling it to back away. "Good boy, there's a good boy." Her voice is shaky and I don't know how she can be doing this.
Joe
I feel like it's all my fault. I try talking to the lion but I stupidly know that it won't do anything. It's a lion not a dog. The lion takes a step and his noise is nudging up against me, sniffing. I gasp as the lion circles around me and starts to growl. Maybe I'm it's dinner today. I start screaming. "Chloe, Lucy run! Run as fast as you can away."
"What about you?" They yell in unison. The lion jumps his claws ripping at my clothes going into my flesh, my body is screaming. "Save yourselves." I yell.
Lucy
I feel like I'm going insane, so much is happening at once. Joe is telling me to run, but my body won't move, and I want to help her but my instincts are saying, Lucy are you serious!! you can't run towards a crazy lion! Chloe grabs me and we run. I yell, " Joe, run!" Tears are running down my desperate face, I look at Chloe, she's the same. We hide behind a tree and stare dumbfounded, overwhelmed and shocked.
Joe
My body goes numb, I can't feel anything. the lion jaws rip into my skin and it starts attacking. I see a massive paw coming towards my face. Everything goes black, all I can hear is my heart pounding and pounding. I'm going to die.
Chloe
I start feeling dizzy, none of this can be right. I can't hold myself up any longer. I fall to the ground.
Approximately 2 hours later...
I wake up dazed, unaware of my surroundings when suddenly everything fits into place like a jigsaw. I sit up and groan, my bum hurts. I see Lucy asleep and I wake her up. We both start crying as we see Joe's body lying there, still. We dig a hole with our hands. Yep, don't get me wrong, it really hurt. If you've ever tried digging a largish hole with your bare hands, you'll know what I mean. Lucy and I quietly bury Joe's body. I feel so attached to this person I've hardly even got to know, I will never see her again. I place the last handful of dirt over her and say a few prayers.