Short Story Beautiful Animals - 1645 Words

Beautiful Animals Shelby knew she had to do it. Even though she didn’t want to, she had to. Her brilliant brain ran through the possible scenarios of what could go awfully wrong. She knew one thing was perfectly clear, and she had to do it soon. Taking off her shoes, she jumped in; her blue and pink hiking shoes sat atop a grassy ledge watching Shelby. Her thick, brown hair fell into her face as she swam like a fish with no fins. Quickly, she dove down to the bottom of the murky water. Shelby tried to find something to hold on to but just gave up for then it would have been too late for the duck. Previously, Shelby was riding her blue mountain bike through the dense wood. As she was watching the river, she had seen a duck get sucked under. Her veterinarian instincts told her that that the adult duck could hold its breath as if it was a whale. Also, none of the animals in the river would even think of taking a bite of a bird like that one. Finally, she felt something that felt like a duck flippe r. Shelby wasn’t quite sure of what it was, but she felt like it was the duck. Straining her muscles she finally pulled the creature out of the muck. Picking it up, she was disgusted to find out that the animal in her hands was not a duck, but a slimy, green trout that had died a while ago. Tossing it back into the gross fish into the equally foul water, she kept searching. Still persistent, Shelby kept the search going. The sticky sand sucked to her arm giving herShow MoreRelatedCompare and Contrast1444 Words   |  6 Pageslove and admire the captivating tales of the Disney Princesses. Cinderella and Snow White are two magnificent tales of princesses and the trials and tribulations each young lady is put through. 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