Slave Life

The Bounty Hunters

  We had the bears for a few days now. Like I said she was like a new momma to Bobby and I. She slept with us, she helped us wash up in the river without being swept away by the current, and she even brought us berries. I was no longer afraid , I had bobby, momma bear, and little brother bear there to comfort me , everything was going well.

    I didn't forget about my real momma and daddy of course, but I tried to forget about the horrible way they died. I prayed every night, that someday Bobby and I would find a real home where we were loved and belonged. I felt that my real momma had sent the bears to help us along the way. I didn't give up hope , I knew we had finally found our path to freedom.

   I was out gathering twigs to try and start a fire, when I saw something that made my heart stop. I was right in front of a bounty hunter. He was wearing a coat and had a riffle. He was facing the other way and I tried to turn and walk away quietly but was unsuccessful. Some sticks and leaves crunched under my feet and I knew that was a fatal mistake.

   I tried running but it was no use. He had caught me by the collar of my shirt. "Haha, Ryan get over here and have a look at what I found", the hunter said. "Hmmm, is this the rat that gave us all that trouble trying to protect his brother?" "Yup Ryan , that's him." They both had dried up blood on their heads and I knew the we're the same hunters that killed my parents.

    The memories came back and all I could do was stay frozen and crying in the hunters grasp. "Let's just kill him and get outta here, I have a bad feeling" , the one named Ryan said. The other hunter through me to the floor and took out his rifle. This was just like the time Tyler had saved me, except I was by myself. He placed the gun to my head and said, " You ready to die rat?"  I wasn't ready. I grabbed a stick from under me. It was pretty sharp. I held it up and stabbed him in the leg.

    He fell and was struggling to get the gun but I didn't let him. I took it and held it up to his forehead. I used the same question he used, " You ready to die, rat?" The memories of him killing my parents caused me to grow angry but I thought about killing someone. The time I hit them and thought I killed them , it was unintentional and now I wasn't about to do it on purpose. I was better than that, my name is Amadom, it means powerful and complete, though I wasn't complete , I did have power. Enough power to see that killing was wrong.

    I put the gun to my side and then pointed it at Ryan. "Don't you dare come back, or you will die." "Oh , just kill us now ", they laughed and said sarcastically. Ryan then lifted his gun , and shot. The bullet flew past me as if he was trying to scare me. Then he faced me and hit me on the head with the gun. I fell to the ground. I was disoriented and Ryan was able to take the gun away from me. Everything was blurry, I looked up and saw the gun pointed at my heart, my little broken heart. The only love in their was the love of Bobby and the bears. He then moved the gun closer and placed it on my chest. "I'm going to kill you and after that I'm going to find your brother", he said. No, he may have me pinned down but he is not taking Bobby, I promised momma I was going to be his guardian and I was planning on keeping the promise. "Any last words?" There was my chance, "Yes, I do have something I want to say, ROSE!!!!" He was confused and I just layed beneath him with the gun still pointed at me, this time with a smirk on my face." You crazy kid, no one is coming to help you , NO ONE!" The other hunter was recovering from the wound I gave him and stood up, next to Ryan, but I was still smiling. "Look at this crazy kid, Ryan he thinks he has a chance, but.....", he was cut off. My new momma, my Rose, had come to my rescue, with one swipe of her massive paw the hunters were dead. " I had never felt so much relief in my life. I was alive , I was safe , Bobby was safe. I climbed on my momma's back and we made our way to the cave. When we got to the cave I threw all the hunter's weapons in the river. I went into the cave and kneeled down next to Bobby. He sat up and looked into my eyes. "Bobby,  no matter how many times people have told you, you are worthless ,you are not, you are the most important thing in my life, and you keep me going , without you there isn't a me.The hunters are dead and we're almost free." I hugged my brother, my lifeline, and didn't let go for what seemed like ages. I swear in the next week or do I am going to find a permanent home for us. I fell asleep with Bobby in my arms and Rose and her baby to my side. Our lives were changing and this time they were changing for the better.