Graveyard Diaries Book 14: Attack of the Giant Groundhogs
to see details The animal was low to the ground It was rounded and heavy with thick brown fur A bear Mitch backed away Hey he shouted The animal stopped moving It let out a low grunt and squinted It’s early for bears to be out he thought Most didn’t emerge from their dens until March But when they did they were hungry The animal stood about fifty yards away Mitch knew he shouldn’t make 8
any sudden movements or run Black bears almost never attacked humans but a mother might be aggressive if she had cubs nearby Mitch saw only one animal It lowered its head and slowly moved closer No Mitch walked backward to keep his eyes on the animal The creature took faster steps toward him and growled Mitch ran The path was slippery with patches of ice under last autumn’s leaves Mitch ran fast dodging branches and 9
leaping over roots He knew these paths well because he walked in this cemetery every day But if he fell the animal would surely catch him The animal kept chasing but Mitch pulled away He raced into his backyard before turning to look He saw the animal trot up the hill nigel tufnel 1874 1911 11
