STORY OF A HUNTER

                                                              "THE BIG FOOT"-3

(Chapter-16)

The clouds were coving the sky very fast, Lambert and Freeman were still busy to convincing peoples that to stay with them for few days along with their families in Mr. John house.

Before evening all the remaining peoples were in the house of Smith and Mr. John and his wife were busy for the accommodation of peoples.

Due to shortage of rooms in the house Smith had shifted his bed into his parent’s room, while his bedroom was allotted temporarily to Lambert family, as recommended by Smith.

Mr. John chose two persons as a messenger they are going to inform to police, but this was a difficult job, as a police station was situated after the two days walking distance.

The village had vacated, and seems ruin.

“Attention Ladies and Gentlemen” you should feel here as your own home, you will be here safe and sound, please ask me if anything required without any agitation. Mr. John was address to the people of the village.

It was about 8:00 P.M and there was freezing and drench out there. God knows, the peoples who had migrated early in the morning, they are safe or otherwise. Mr. John was thinking about them.

The people of the village were sitting with Smith and trying to know about the animal that how it looks like. Smith was enjoying their company.

Diana and other teenage girls were helping in the kitchen with mother of Smith, they were preparing Dinner.

About late night all peoples finished Dinner activities and now they were going to their rooms for sleeping.

Mr. John and his wife were feeling very tired, because they were busy during the whole day, and now they are going to sleep as well, while Smith was already in his bed and he was feeling uncomfortable in his parents room. This was his first time to sleep in another room of the house instead of his own bedroom.

It was about, 12:00 P.M Smith cannot sleep yet, he was waiting for Diana; she wants to meet with him, as per her own request.

Smith looked towards his parents, they were sleeping. He getup very carefully from his bed and move towards the kitchen with out making any sound.

Where are you, please come soon, it’s late duffer, Smith grumbled.

After some moments, Smith saw she was coming towards the kitchen, Smith quickly take the glass in his hand and starts put some milk into it.
Diana entered having some pots in her hands; she was alert than Smith.

Expecting you Sweetheart, but you are five minutes late Smith said.

In fact Lambert was not sleeping yet therefore I become late, she replied with impishness.

I will kill you. She was looking with love and came near of him with fast steps; she kissed him at once, and said I am so happy today.

May I ask what reason for your happiness is? Smith asked

I am here in your house for some days, that’s mean I can see you day and night without any problem, that’s why.

Smith drag her near of him even they can feel the breaths of each other.

After some moments, Diana wants to go to her room. She said goodnight to Smith and move forward.

Smith was looking behind her until she disappeared.

(Chapter-17)

(TWO DAYS LATER).

Its strange, two days had passed, we are ambient in our house along with people of the village, strangely the animal is disappeared at all, I think somebody killed it, otherwise it must comes here. Mr. John was sharing his feelings with Smith.

Father you do not know any think about suspected animal it is powerful, and big animal, no body can even wound it, its looks like killing machine.

While in my view of observations probably it will be busy at another place, God keeps the people safe which were migrated two days before, Smith replied.

Father, I had recovered now and feeling well, I want to visit the village, so I can see the foot prints of the animal, then we will be sure about its absence, perhaps I will be come back within one hour Smith asking permission of his father.

As you wish Son you must go as you decided, I know you are only one person who can kill that animal his father was thinking positive.

Yes father I will kill the beast, you just pray for me, Smith was looking more confident.

Ok take my Short Gun and some people of the village with you, his Father advised.

Father, I want to visit the village quietly, the presence of lot of people can alert the animal, therefore I am not taking anyone with me Smith was insisting.

O.K. Son as you wish, God bless you, his father replied.

Smith went to his bed room so he could take his necessary weapons, after some whiles he was re appeared with Shot Gun and his other weapons.

Before leaving Smith advised some important security measures to Lambert and depart from the house quietly.

The street from both sides was looking empty. Smith walks towards the edge of the village, so he can get explore of the village from all around.

The streets of the village seemed horrible and dreary. Smith was alone and in danger, but was confident.

Smith was searching footprints of animal on the mud, but no any print was there.

It’s strange, no clue no foot prints it’s really amazing, Smith was grumbling, he was about to complete his visit all around of village but he did not find anything concern with animal.

The people of the village remained open their houses. Smith was sad to see this all, he was never think about his village like that

The sun light was every where in the village the clouds were not seems around up there, but the cold was as it is, Smith was returning to home. Freeman opened the door and all the members of the house were waiting for him.

Smith was sad and tired he ignored every one in the house and went towards his parent’s room, he want to get some rest.

His father was in his room, Smith told him all observations and lay down on the bed and closed the eyes.

After some whiles Smith went to meet with Lambert in his room, both friends were talking about animal and its disappearing, after about one hour both of them came out of the room and accompanied with peoples of the village which are gathered in the corridor of the house.

After the dinner every one was in his room for sleeping.

Before night the season become intense, the clouds were covering the sky very fast, after about one hour the rained hand started.

Smith was reading a book in the candle light, while his parents had already slept.

The book seems his favorite, he was enjoying it, and during the studying of book he had also slept.

The nearest window of the bedroom was opened, but it’s secure with steal rods

About 2:00 A.M Smith awaked at once, he opened his eyes but still was on the bed. The room was covered with deep darkness, may be the candle had empty.

Smith was alert un-intentionally, he looked towards the window; it was horrible dark outside, suddenly in the light of the clouds he saw the ugly face of animal with red eyes looking inside the room through the window.

Oh my God its back, Smith grumbled and resile towards the shotgun which was hang on the wall, he bolted it quickly and came before the window, but there was nothing, maybe the animal had disappeared.

Shit it’s not good, its came back, Smith grumbled and he was waiting near the window for animal, but the creature has not seemed again.

Smith was nervous, he lay down on the bed but his gun was now near of him.

He was trying to sleep, but he can’t the horrible face of the animal was disturbing him in imaginations, it’s seems ghastliness, he was continually thinking about the sudden appearance of the animal. After a hard struggle of 10 minutes he had slept forcedly.

(Chapter-18)

Its 7:00 A.M, early in the morning, why he is sleeping yet? Mr. John asked of his wife about Smith.

Yes he is still sleeping; I think he could not sleep comfortably last night she replied.

Ok let him sleep until he awaked by own, Mr. John replied, ok you may please have your breakfast, I am going to the kitchen, Diana was waiting for me actually she is preparing breakfast for others; she said and depart from the room.

About one hour later, everyone was busy in breakfast. Diana was also having breakfast with her family.

Smith had awaked, first of all he told to his father about that animal appearing in last night his father was seems worried about the animal after meeting with his father he want to meet with Lambert, therefore he was entering in the room of Lambert.

Oh Smith please come in. we are talking about you Lambert welcome him with smile. .

May I have breakfast with you? Smith asked.

Diana was looking of him with lovely smile; she get stands for bringing breakfast for her dream boy.

Please sit down, Diana drags one chair near of him, I am coming; she said and depart from the room.

Thanks, Smith replied and sits down on the chair.

I have a bad news dear friend, Smith get serious at once.

What happened? Lambert asked.

The animal came back last night. Smith informed him.

Oh my God, that’s not good news; please explain in detail, Lambert came close of Smith.

Last night about 2:00 A.M I saw it behind the window, but before this I can get the Shotgun it had disappeared at all, Smith explained in detail.

That’s mean now it’s trying to get entered into our house, Lambert guess.

Yeah definitely, let’s see what happened. At the moment I would like to assign some duties to the young guys within the house, so we could make strict our security measures, Smith said to Lambert.

In the mean time Diana came back having tea pot in her hands. She served fresh and hot tea to both of them.

Smith changed his topic due to Diana appearance, he do not spread panic in the house un-necessary.

After having the breakfast Lambert and Smith came out of the room and Smith assigns duty of two persons on the roof, so they watch down the house from every corner easily.

Ok lets down to the stairs, Smith was leading while others were following him, Freeman and another two person will look after the main door of the house, nobody is allowed to open or cross it without my permission Smith advised.

If any one hears the growl of animal he will inform me immediately, Smith was instructed them all strictly.

That day had passed without any misshape; the animal doesn’t come near the house again. Smith and his father were in their bedroom; they were talking about the messengers, that if they had reached in the police Station across the Jungle, then why no any official person had contact with them so far.

My Son the appearance of the animal once again in the village could be dangerous, we have to kill it otherwise we all die in the house, we have only food stock only for four days in the house Mr. John explained over position.

I know that, father I am planning to trap the animal, you just pray for me, God will help us, Smith replied.

Ok father I want to sleep now so I could get early in the morning. Smith said Goodnight of his father and they were in dreams after some moments, but window of his room was open and his shot gun was placed near of him just in case of emergency as last night.

(Chapter-19)

It was about 4:00 A.M all the peoples in the house were sleeping, while four men including Freeman were awaking and were still on their duties before the main door.

“BANG” somebody hustles the main door of the house powerfully from the outside, Freeman and other persons were not expecting this at all, they had became afraid and ran towards inside the house

Thunder of the attack was powerful, even Smith and Mr. John had also awaked.

The animal has started attack on the house, Smith eyes were opened and he grumbled, he gets the gun quickly and ran towards the courtyard.

Freeman and other people were already coming towards inside, Smith stopped to Freeman and asked with wonder what happened why you are running like this?

Somebody is trying to break the main door, Freeman explained hardly with trembling voice.

Ok let’s see. Smith replied and went to upstairs, so he could see in the street down there, it was heavy fog, and darkness out there, Smith was looking down in the street but nothing was visible clearly.

BANG, another voice of pushing the door was coming from the main door. Smith bolted its Gun, and fired two blank bullets near the door exactly. –

The animal growl loudly, and before Smith loaded his Gun again the creature disappeared in the fog. At the same time Lambert reached behind of Smith.

What happened is it injured? Lambert asked.

No I think it’s ran away I could not shoot it due to fog, well lets get down, Smith replied and they were down after a while.

Smith and Lambert was near of main door of the house about one hour, later on they went to their rooms because there is lot of time was left for sun arise.

(Chapter-20)

7:00 A.M Smith was in the courtyard with Lambert. Today is worst cool, there is no sunlight I am freezing man, Lambert said to Smith.

Yeah it is, Smith shortly replied.

Last night was horrible, the attack of animal was powerful, it will be attack again shortly, it is seems hungry. Lambert was sharing his observations.

Hey look at there, Lambert drags his attention towards up stairs.

There is a guy on the stairs waving his hand to them.

What happened? Smith asked and move towards him.

They guy seems in shock, he hardly told that the animal’s is behind the neighbor’s house.

Ok wait for me don’t make any sounds I am coming, Smith replied with low voice.

I have to go to kill the animal in the behind neighbors house you will be take care of house after me. Smith advised to Lambert quickly and ran towards his room so he could get the Short gun.

After a moment he appear again having gun in his hand, he get up stairs very fast, Lambert was behind him.

After a moment Smith was near of boundary wall of the roof, and he trying to look down behind the neighbor’s house.

There was no animal seems in the courtyard, where is it? Smith asked a guy who was already on the roof.

It is searching something in the rooms of the house, guy reply quickly.

OK you all guys wait for me down there, no body came again on the roof, Smith advised.

Smith was ready to shoot the animal when its seems again in the courtyard.

Suddenly Smith alerted with the presence of a huge tree which is grew up behind his house in the neighbor’s courtyard, this tree was tall and higher then roof of the Smith’s house, the branches of the trees were on the roof. The animal can use this tree for entering in our house; Smith grumbled and was in stress in respect of this tree.

How can I forget about this tree, I have to cut of its branches on priority basis, this tree could be dangerous, he was thinking.

After about two minutes the animal came out of the courtyard of the neighbor’s house.

The animal was under the tree, it knows there was lot of humans behind that house, but he can’t get them at all.

Smith was trying to shoot it but the animal was behind the branches of the tree. He decided to wait for animal until it came in the open area of the courtyard.

The animal was continuously looking towards the tree, like it is planning to use it.

After a while the animal really trying to climb on the tree, it fix its big foot on the stem, and tried to climb up with the help of its gauntlets. It climbed more than two feet above but it slipped over the tree and drop down with a huge voice, actually it was extra heavy.

The animal tries two times further more but it going failed again and again.

Smith and Lambert were looking to the animal that it is trying to climb on the tree, the breaths of Lambert going to be stopped.

The animal now leaving from the house, it seems dishearten, it had failed to get the humans anyway.

Ok I have to go behind it; you will inform my family accordingly. Smith gripped the nearest branch of the tree and getting down carefully, without listening answer from Lambert.

Smith was getting down behind the neighbor’s house through the tree and now he was looking towards the main door which is opened and the animal passes out from it.

Smith was in danger; the animal could be returned anytime.

Smith was going behind it carefully, he was looking towards both sides of the street, the streets were seems ruins. He turned left side where the animal was gone.

He is brave person by birth; Lambert grumbled and was smiling behind him. He was still standing on the roof and looking down to the Smith.

Smith bolted his shot Gun and moving behind animal carefully. Cold breeze was blowing, and the sky was full of clouds, any time the rain could be started.

Smith was about to reach the edge of the street, before he turned, the animal came back and was on the diversion just in distance of two hands from Smith. It is looking to Smith with its red eyes.

Both were shocked and looking to each other, there was no way to escape for both of them.

Before the animal can attack on him, Smith stated his gun at once and pressed the trigger.

TICK, “the fire had missed.” There was sweat on the face of Smith, he was knows, any mistake at this time can be cause of his death; these were critical moments ever in his life.

After the missing of fire, the animal moved its gauntlet towards the neck of Smith.

Smith back off some steps quickly for defend him, but the animal seems hunger and in a hurry to get his favorite food of human meat at once.

Animal round his gauntlet and hit powerfully to the shoulder of Smith, the attack was powerful. Smith was in the air and dropped inside the opened house which was on his left side.

The animal was behind him, Smith get stand and looking for his gun which was away from him.

The animal wants to hit him again, but Smith was alerted, he pulls his knife and hit on the arm of animal.

Animal growl loudly it seems more than honorable after wound. It hit its gauntlet again at once to Smiths and he was drop down behind in the draw well, which was between the courtyard of the house.

The animal was on the edge of draw well and looking down, definitely it’s knows the hunt was gone and unapproachable.

(Chapter-21)

The Sun had down, Smith hasn’t come back yet, everybody was worried about him in the house.

I think we have to search him in the village, God help to my Son, his mother was weeping.

You should control yourself; our Son will be ok and came back before night. Mr. John was trying to calm down her.

At that moment Lambert knocked the bed room door of Mr. John.

Who is this? Mr. John asked.

Lambert here Sir, may I come in.?

Sure Son, Mr. John replied and stands up.

Good evening, Lambert said and entered into the room.

What’s update Son? Mr. John asked.

Smith not seems around the house we are looking for him from the roof since one hours but we find nothing, therefore it is suggest that may be allow us for searching of him in the village, Lambert asked.

No, not all, I will not allow any one for that; we will wait here for Smith. I cannot put in danger lives of other people Mr. John replied.

Let’s go on the roof, hope we would see him near by house Mr. John said and depart from the room along with Lambert.

Mr. John gets upstairs with Lambert; some other guys were already on the roof.

What happened? Mr. John asked them.

Sir, recently we heard the growl of the animal behind neighbor’s house, but we cannot see it down yet, a guy replied whisperingly.

Oh I see, let me check, Lambert said and looking behind at the house.

Yes I can hear the growls of Animal but Smith is still disappeared, where is he? God please keep safe of my dear friend, Lambert grumbled in grief.

What should we do now? One man asked of Mr. John.

Leave it on God, we will start searching for him early in the morning till then nobody is allowed to go outside Mr. John advised them and returned to the downstairs.

My friend will in danger he would be needs help, how can I spent the whole night as it is, Lambert was grumbled, his mind was working rapidly, but unfortunately he could not refuse the orders of Mr. John.

After some moments Lambert also came down in his room, his family was already talking about of Smith.

What about Smith? Why he does not came back so far. Diana has tears in her eyes.

He will come back my dear sister, just pray for him, he have to back positively, I know of my friend he is brave and unbeatable, nobody can kill him, Lambert replied with full confidence.

(Chapter-22)

The animal was hungry and needs something to eat; unfortunately its hunt dropped into draw well, therefore it came back towards the house where as the many humans are still in the unbreakable premises.

The animal checked the house from all around, but it was secure and it’s not found any way for entrance.

The animal was again under that tree, in which it had already tried to climb early in the morning but it became failed.

The animal sit-down near the wall of Smith’s house and digging down the wall so he could find the way to enter into the house.

Its starts digging under the wall from different locations even it will be busy in this job all over the night even the sun had raised, but it not find and way of entrance in the house.

The animal stopped digging, and seems in aggressive mood, at once it back off with black looks, it seems worst hunger. It runs towards the tree and successfully gripped one heavy branch with its gauntlet, it had done it in first attempt strangely.

It is climbing up very carefully without making any sound, its cannot want to drop down as early in the morning.

There was no any watchman on the roof due to having breakfast down there.

Somehow after about 10 minutes hard struggle the animal had reached successfully on the roof. It was looking down for checking and the presence of humans. There was horrible shining on its eyes.

The animal gets down its first step on the concrete stairs carefully, when he feels he never fall down and it’s safe, then he getting down step by step very slowly.

In the courtyard some peoples were sitting near the main door, they were unaware with the presence of the animal so far.

Suddenly one farmer heard very light growl of the animal behind him, he stands up and turned around, he wants to scream but his voice was blocked in his throat with fear, he reacts like deaf persons. In the next moment, animal griped the nearest farmer from his neck and separate it from the body.

In the meantime other farmers were also alerted and get stand at once, Freeman was one of them, he screamed loudly and start running inside the house so he could inform others and also save his own life.

The animal was busy to eat the farmer near of main door of the house.

The other one farmer from one of them opens the main door of the house and ran away from the house.

Freeman about to reach to the bedroom of Mr. John, perhaps Mr. John was already coming outside due to worst screaming of peoples.

In the same time Freeman accidentally hit to Mr. John.

Mr. John drop down behind along with Freeman.

Freeman gets up quickly and trying to get stand of Mr. John as well, but Mr. John was badly hurt, he was unable to get stand.

The animal had started breaking the doors of the living rooms one by one where as the other farmers were with their families.
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Lambert locked his family along with Mrs. John into the Smith’s bedroom and came near of Mr. John so he could help him.

Don’t look towards the animal, just help me to secure to Mr. John, Lambert direct to Freeman.

Freeman and Lambert were trying to rescue to Mr. John, but on the same time the animal was reached near of them.

Before this Lambert can state his revolver, the animal hit at once to Mr. John on his neck, the attack was powerful and on the sensitive spot, Mr. John seems dead on the spot, there was no movement seems in his body.

Oh my God, Lambert grumbled and states his revolver towards the animal, but before he could press the trigger, somebody came behind of him and thrust him unintentionaly, Lambert could not control his own body weight and drop down ahead near of animal.

Animal put its foot on the head of Lambert and start pressing it, Lambert can feel he is dying but he state his revolver and pressed the trigger during this critical situation.

The bullet could not hit the sensitive spot of the animal perhaps the bullet had crossed the animal abdomen with minor wound. The animal growl louder and pressed his big foot with its full body wait, the head of Lambert converted into pieces.

The animal was killing gradually all the people one by one and now finally it was moving towards the last locked room which was the Smith bed room.

Diana can hear the heavy foot steps of animal coming towards their room. She was quite and looking to the door from inside, her mother and mother of Smith were also with her.

Animal hit the door twice with his gauntlets, and in the result the door had braked. Diana’s mother and Mrs. John screamed loudly for help but there was no one alive for save them.

The hair of the animal was wet with blood; it was looks uglier and horrible.

The animal drags the both ladies outside, which were standing before the Diana and Diana was near to lost her senses, at once she thought about basement in the room, she could hide herself in the basement which she already had visited some days ago.

Diana quickly went towards the corner of the room, she drags the table, opens the door of the basement and get inside quickly, and closed the door, at the same moment her foot had slipped from the first step of the stair due to hurry and she had lost her senses.

(Chapter-23)

The Smith was in the draw well before last 24 hours, it was next day about 12:00 A.N, now he is coming into senses gradually; he trying to remember what happened with him.

Fortunately there was water in the bottom of draw well, therefore he was safe, but some minor scratches he had.

He was looking around, and was thinking about incidence, that’s how he was fall down in the draw well.

The water in the draw well was on his knees, he stands up pressing his shoulder. He was thinking how to depart from the draw well, the water of the draw well was naturally warm therefore he was still alive during last coldest night.

He saw there was a robe in the well also but the robe was much higher and out of reach.

He saw a rob with pot was hang on up there but the rob was about ten feet above, he feel his reserve knife was still with his waste, he start digging on his left wall so he could make a little hole for gripping with hand, he was making same holes gradually both side of the wall one by one and climb up gradually, even he gripped the robe successfully, now he can climb up easily.

After a hard struggle about one hour he was out of the draw well. He was feeling heavy pain in his whole body when the open air touched him. He was real hero, he spent more than 20 hours in the water and he was still alive due to his surviving strength.

It was morning time, Smith was out of draw well, and the animal did not seem anywhere.

Smith needs some dry cloths and food immediately, but he was knows he can’t find any emergency help except of in his own house. He stands up and moving ahead slowly towards his own house.

What about my family, they will worry about me. He crossed the distance between his house during thinking about that.

The animal was still not seems around, it must be behind of his house for trying to get entered, but he can’t break the main door of the house, Smith was thinking and confident.

Smith was near of his house, he wants to get entered from the main door instead of the tree where from he got down behind the animal yesterday.

After some moments he was before of his house. He saw the main door of the house was opened unexpected. His breaths had stopped. Oh my God what happened here? He thought?

He entered quickly into the main gate with wonder and found just dead bodies and blood everywhere.

Oh no that’s impossible; he screamed loudly and start weeping.

Where is my mother and father, he ran towards his parents room. But in the corridor he found his parents dead bodies as well.

He gets down on his knees and weeping loudly, he was blaming himself for all this happened. The animal had finished his world.

I will never let the animal alive I will kill it, this will be aim of my life I never ever let the animal alive, I swear, Smith act like abnormal person, he was challenging the animal loudly.

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