Love's Redemption
Her voice broke into a high-pitched shriek.
Aaron, who hadn’t yet fallen asleep, rushed over the moment he heard her. "Lil' Lena!"
"A snake! There’s a snake!" Lena’s panicked voice was so shrill it hardly sounded like her own.
Aaron unzipped the tent in one swift motion. Inside, he saw the snake startled by Lena’s screams, writhing wildly and slithering toward her feet.
Without hesitation, Aaron scooped Lena up and, in the same motion, stomped down firmly, pinning the snake at its critical point. His aim was precise and unyielding, and within moments, the snake stopped moving.