Boars, Part 1

"Mira?."

"I need help."

Mira sits on the bed opposite mine. Her big cheeks are streaked with tears.

"Can you walk me back to my place?"

I do not want to walk Mira back to her place because it is 2 in the morning and it is a 20 minute hike up a blinding dark mountain road to the cottage she is staying in.

"Boar?"
"Three of them. In the road. My path was blocked." Mira stifles a sob.

"Mira, there are three free beds in this room. Why dont you sleep here ?"

Mira rises to her feet. . "I'm not a sissy." Her voice shakes "I am not afraid of pigs. But I'm in the dark. I cannot see in front of me. And I hear this horrible growling in front of me. And the bushes by the road are shaking but I cannot see them shaking. I can see nothing. I just hear this awful sound."