Day 10 – Old Friends

Wolves do not usually hunt in the day time. This one was not just hunting.

It was much easier the first time. It usually is. This time she did not want to face her. But once again, she did not have a choice.

The wolf was lethally wounded. The wolf knew that. And there was anger.  Lajwanti was very close to her home, but she had to finish it here. She could not take this home.

She did not have a plan. She had a hope that a plan will arise before the wolf lost the fear of Lajwanti’s surprise sharp claw that was still in her body. Lajwanti looked around without taking her eyes off the wolf for more than a moment. She was separated from the wolf by a bush. There was a broken branch on one side.

She looked at the wolf and then looked at the branch in a few quick successions. She jumped and saw the wolf leap towards her from the corner of her eye. The wolf reached her before she reached the branch. She felt the teeth tear her skin, but no pain. She held the branch with both her hands and waved it. She incidentally hit her on her wound (or groin?), and sent her off yelping. She stood up and felt the wetness in her legs. No pain, yet.

She had a weapon. She did not wait for the wolf to attack again, she hit the wolf on the head with the branch. Wolf was not great in the reverse run and the thicket was behind her.