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Creative Story : A Short Story

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Michael was dreaming. He was a boy in his father's ranch and he'd been bad again, playing in the snow against the strict warning of his mother. Doggedly, he'd sneaked out of the house, running wild in the snow covered field, even skating on the frozen lake not far from the house. Mother said, “not to,” because the ice wasn't solid enough, but he did anyways like always. As it turned out, his mom was right. He felt the ice crack under him, bleeding with icy water. He wanted to be calm and savvy his way out, but he heard the neighbor's dogs barking, perturbing him. The dog was usually friendly, but not today. In a panic and effort to escape, he sank to his waist in the ice. He was going to drown! Suddenly there was a hand. The hand of his favorite house help, gorgeous Sofia. She lifted him out of the lake, rubbed him dry after a warm bath, kissed him and put him to bed under layers of blankets. She'd promised to keep the incident a secret if he promised never to go play at the lake again without supervision and mother's consent. To which he agreed with a delightful, “yes,” before trying to fall asleep. Michael felt warm—particularly on his chest and his lower belly. The feeling was blissful. He wanted to savor it for as long as he could, but it came with a throbbing discomfort in his groin area. “Sofia,” he called out softly, with a smile. For a moment he forgot where he was, as he began to rise in fright. There was a body sprawled over him, a female, with her legs and arms entwined around him. It was Caroline! Then it came flashing back to him. The lake. The wolves. His childhood, ranch dream was a moony rendition of his recent and second near death experience of drowning—this time with wolves—and Caroline saved him? Carefully he tried lifting her from off him as she was still asleep, but he was stuck, realizing they were wrapped in what looked like a thick bear pelt that was both nice and cozy. As lightly as possible, so as not to disturb her sleep, he unfurled them before he could get on his feet. He was completely naked he realized when he saw his damp clothes on the ground. Just then Caroline was up. She secured the pelt about herself, but not before he caught a quick glimpse of the humble, yet delicate

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