A New Life

Chapter 14- A Terrible Hunting Accident

Chapter 14

A terrible hunting accident

Willie's pov

It's our last day here in Olla. I can't help but smile when I find out that the guys made a bet on who would get more deer. Everyone bet on her. "Who are you hunting with today?" I ask my teenager. "I dunno. Haven't decided." She says shrugging and eating a bowl of cheerios. I pour a cup of coffee as Adam and Tombo walk into the kitchen sleepily. "We shouldn't have stayed up all night." Tombo mumbles. I hand him a coffee cup. "Where's everyone else?" "Probably still in bed." She says, putting her bowl in the sink. More deer for me.

Miranda's pov

I decide I'm hunting with uncle Luke today I text Hunter, bored while I wait for him to wake up. Uncle Adam sits beside me. "How many deer have you gotten?" He asks, eating toast and sipping coffee. "Six. What about you?" "Three. Any idea how many your dad has gotten?" I shake my head. "Not as much as me is all I know." He laughs. "Don't get cocky kiddo." I smile hearing my favorite uncle. I jump up. "Uncle Jay who're you hunting with today?" He shrugs, looking exhausted too. "Sheesh did everyone stay up too late?" He smiles and ruffles my hair. "We had us a bonfire." He gets his own cup of coffee. "I hate coffee." I mumble sitting at the bar as he gets a power bar. "Nature's adrenaline rush." He says shrugging. I laugh. "Isn't adrenaline nature's adrenaline rush?" He rolls his eyes. "Oh hush it smartbutt." He says, smirking. Uncle Luke walks in the kitchen. "I'm hunting with you today Uncle Luke!" I say spinning around in my chair. "Sorry kiddo, I'm not hunting today, Caroline called me and said she had to run to her parents' house. I'm heading home in an hour." Ugh. "Damn." I mumble crossing my arms. "Watch your mouth." He says jokingly waving a hand in the air. I roll my eyes. "Dad doesn't care if I cuss. Hell I'm almost eighteen." I say. Both boys laugh. "Um... Miranda you are eighteen." Jason says. I laugh and shrug. "I don't keep up with how old I am! That's your job." I say pointing to him. We all three laugh again. "Well if Luke isn't hunting today, you wanna be my hunting partner?" "Sure."

*a few hours later*

It's been a pretty empty day. No deer have come our way. "How many deer have you got?" I whisper. "Only one." He says, hands in his pockets, looking like he's about to fall asleep. "Tired Uncle Jay?" I ask smiling. He nods, closing his eyes. "Honey with my job I ain't usually up til noon. So the fact that I stayed up til two in the morning then got up at six, fucks up my sleep schedule." "And you corrected my swearing." I whisper jokingly. "You're a teenager. I ain't." "I love teasing you Uncle Jay." He doesn't reply and I see a deer, walking in. "Wake up. There's a deer." I say. "You can have him." He says. "You sure? I've already got six." I say. "I'm fine." I shrug and aim. "Let's get this mother." I whisper under my breath. I let my arrow go and it hits right into him. "Yes!" I cry. "Good job!" We go to collect my deer. I kneel down and grab the antlers. "Say Olla." He says, manning the camera. I smile and say, "Olla!" He snaps off a picture and I stand up.

Jason's pov

"Well let's haul this sucker back to camp." I say as she pulls the arrow out and cleans it off. "Clean shot." She says smiling. I hear a gunshot not too far off in the distance. Hm, maybe she won't be the only one getting a deer on the last day. "I wonder who that is." I mumble, turning around, hearing another shot right after. Then suddenly I hear a ripping sound and a feminine scream. I spun around confused to see my niece fall onto her back with a bullet wound in her head!!!!!!! I scream bloody murder and call Willie. He doesn't answer! I scoop her up and rush back to the lodge. I call an ambulance and hope and pray. Who shot that shot?!?! I run outside and slam on an airhorn for almost a minute, hoping that'll get the rest of the guys' attentions. I see the ambulance pull up as Adam and Willie walk out of the woods. Willie had his rifle and Adam had his bow. "An ambulance?! What's going on?" Adam shouts. I explain everything and Willie turns white as a ghost. He rushes passed but I grab his arms. "The EMTs are working on her! Stop!" I let go of him and he puts a hand on the wall. I put a hand on his back, worried. Not to mention terrified. "I...... I.... Th-That was.... My sh-shot." He whispers horrifying me. "I s-saw the bullet.... G-Go through a t-tree.... B-But... I didn't know it h-hit anything!!!" He starts to cry and the EMTs bring her out on a stretcher. Her head was wrapped in a bandage that was stained deep crimson. "NO!!! MY BABY!!" Willie screams. "Adam call Korie." I say, putting a hand on Willie's arm. I get him to my jeep and we follow the ambulance. He must feel like absolute shit. He quite possibly could've accidentally killed his own daughter.