Enemy Mind

Nu Jab

I woke up in the morning to the sounds of snoring. I got up and came around the pilot chair to find the Ungoy sprawled out asleep. I smiled at it, it was cute in a odd and ugly way. I walked outside to go to the restroom then came back in. I placed a night stand beside him to leave food and water for him.

Once I felt he was taken care of I grabbed my spears and headed out. I crept through the morning glow silently. When I found a small patch of berry bushes I climbed a tree and waited. Patiently I waited for any form of beast to walk up unsuspectingly.

After about an hour a creature the size of a deer trotted up. It had long red fur, big ears, long slender legs and a ant eater face. I waited for it to start eating the fruit to make a move. I aimed for its heart but ended up stabbing it through it's hind quarter.

Cursing to myself I jumped out of the tree and ran after the wounded animal. It tried to get away but I huffed and puffed pumping my legs as fast as I could. With my other spear I stabbed it in the chest. The animal staggered forward as I pulled my spear out. I stabbed it again and it went down.

"YES!" I yelled triumphantly. I pulled both of my spears from the animal then grabbed it's hind legs. I dragged it all with way back home. When I poked my head in the shelter I found the Ungoy still passed out. So I sat down with my knife and slit open the animals stomach.

It's guts poured out making me wanna hurl. I turned my head away and took a deep breath. I then looked back at the animal and pulled out it's guts. I placed the heart in a wooden bowl and everything else into another. I then worked on cutting off a leg. I quickly switched my knife out for my saw.

It worked a lot better than the knife did. I cut off its legs and head. Now with just it's middle left I took the knife and slowly cut the skin away from the meat. I was very careful in doing so. It took me awhile to completely skin it. I paused to made a drying rack for the hide. I place it in the sunniest place around my shelter then returned.

I then shaved off chuck after chunk of meat from the animal. I left the very inside of it intact with the bones. I didn't want to eat the meat touching it's guts. For some reason the thought grossed me out. I took the chunks of mean and heart inside.

I placed it on my nightstand for the time being. I headed back outside and grabbed four branches and the bent up piece of paneling I made. I used my hammer to bed the corners outward at a ninety degree angle. Then I carried it all inside. On the outside of my fire pit circle I shoved the four branches into the ground. I then sawed them all at an equal length. At the cut ends I cut a downwards triangle. Then I placed two of the excess lengths of branches in the triangle slits. Finally I placed the bowl in the middle.

I was proud that it held it all up. I didn't make a bowl all those weeks ago, I made a pot! I grabbed the heart and sliced it in half before placing it on the bottom of the pot. The fire underneath heated up the metal which in return cooked the meat. The heart was just about done when the Ungoy woke up.

"Morning sleeping beauty. Want some cooked heart with breakfast?" I smiled at him using my knife to flip the meat. The smell of cooking meat, even heart, made my mouth salivate.

"What? What time is it?" He asked in a panic.

"Almost noon. So, yes to meat or no. I saw all them pointy teeth so you must be able to eat meat." I said.

"Yes." He drawled out.

"Great. You'll have to let it cool down. While you wait eat some fruit." I ordered. He did as I asked devouring three pieces of fruit. I took out the cooked heart bits and placed them on the wooden table. They sizzled at the touch. I then placed two pieces of meat into the bowl and let them cook.