A Hunting We Will Go

The Thanksgiving holiday and all it consisted of had taken its toll on Mattie and she had quickly jumped on the idea of going back to the coast with Walt when he returned to the bear hunting he had put on hold to come home for the holiday. If you knew Walt you knew what a sacrifice this was to him! But she thought being with her husband in the wild surroundings of eastern North Carolina and being in on the hunts would be a refreshing break for her mind body and soul and she would come back home lively and energized and ready for the Christmas doings and celebrations.Mattie started to have misgivings about her decision when things became just as nerve rendering or more so with each day of her retreat. As early as the second day there she began to mourn her absence from the pre-holiday preparations back home; the familiar shops and cafes brightly adorned and reeking of the Christmas spirit.But most of all she soon learned she had forgotten the dangers of the forest and its inhabitants.