"The Shot" a Short Story
Paul McMillan had just finished college and before going out into the real world and getting a job, he wanted to take a trip to Africa. He had dreamed about going and photographing the wild there since he was a kid, and he had finally saved up enough money to do so. A several-day trip to the wild, just Paul and his camera. Paul was awakened by the menacing sound of his iPhone alarm. It was 5:45 A.M, the sunrise was at 6:20. Paul was meeting a guide for his personal safari on Kruger National Park’s game reserve at 6:15. He was giddy with excitement and was bouncing around the room while he was getting ready. Today he’d have a chance of fulfilling his lifelong dream of getting a shot of a lion in the wild. Paul and his guide, John, left the lodge area and started heading out into the wild. John doing his job as a guide pointed out a large desert tarantula hole to Paul. “No thanks, we don’t need to get any closer to that,” said Paul with a laugh. He was onl...