Hi-lo

The skinny dude looked frightened. "I think my boot's stuck," he whimpered.
The bear took another swipe, this time catching the edge of the guy's jeans. They tore easily. The bear grunted deep in his chest. Now the terror stood out on the skinny dude's face.

At first I wasn't sure I wanted to go through with this. But now that we were out of danger, I liked the adrenaline.


She takes another ragged breath. "That..." She waves toward the front door and gulps. "That's the man who killed your father."