The things you think about when your life flashes before your eyes is not what you see in the movies. Bella didn’t see her first apartment or her first crush or even her dreams going down the drain. All she saw was Nathan, standing there protectively in front of her while a lioness crept up on them. Admittedly, the creature was absolutely breathtaking--in more ways than one. There was her size and the precise steps she took towards them, her body low to the ground, her eyes fiery and focused. Then there was the mere fact that the prey she was stalking wasn’t just the baby elephant they’d come to rescue, but it was them.
“Quiet…” Nathan had told her. And that was not an issue because her heart was constricting so tightly in her chest that even if she tried to speak, it would be useless. The rifles were back in the Jeep and the only ‘weapon’ they had was the makeshift spear that Nathan had created to administer the sedative to the elephant calf. If he’d tried to use that, they’d end up lioness food. All Bella could remember was seeing the lioness get ready to pounce, hearing the sound of the rifle, and then her arms wrapped tightly around Nathan. If she was going to die, she was going to be in his arms. What better a place to die. She couldn’t help but think though: they had unfinished business. What about their own animal rescue? What about this helpless little elephant? What about all the things that were still left unsaid between them. She’s promised she would tell him everything about herself: past, present, and future. Did dying mean her promise would be broken? She glanced at him now, days later, sleeping peacefully in bed. A gentle wind blew against the curtains and chilled Bella’s warm skin. They’d survived. She had a second chance.
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