The Interlopers

The Interlopers

Nick Spadafora December 2, 2010
English 9R Miss O’Donnell
The Interlopers
Somewhere on the eastern spurs of the Carpathians, there was a forest, where there were many animals to be hunted. It was private land owned by Ulrich von Gradwitz. Ulrich had a nemesis named Georg Znaeym. On a dark, rainy night, Ulrich was out to finally find his nemesis who had been poaching on his land with a crew of members. Both of the men had strayed from their crew. They met up down a hill in the forest, next to a huge beech tree. They were ready to go at it, cursing each other. At once, lighting struck the huge beech tree, and it fell upon both of them. Both of them were in great pain. They both hated each other and kept cursing each other.
They waited for their crews to come and rescue them and to let the opposing person to die under the beech tree. But, all of a sudden, they decided to put aside their hate for each other and decided to become friends and after it all they’d become great friends. Then, suddenly, they thought their crew members had come, but it was a pack of wolves! They circled around the two men. They sniffed the two mean, and howled and snarled. They were so scared. At once, the wolves attacked Georg! He had died; he had been bitten so many times and bled to death. Ulrich’s crew came right after, and chased all of the wolves away. They had come just in time.
I was just a poacher that had not been caught. I was watching the whole time. They had never caught me. I was scared to go out and interfere. So much had been going on; I did not want to get hurt. I was selfish. But, all in all, I had witnessed something truly amazing. Two men, with pure hate for each other become friends in such a short time. Ulrich now visits Georg’s grave every month. Ulrich will not forget Georg, neither will I…