Allen Homers Mountain

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4835-8827-8
Verlag: BookBaby
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten

As a writer of mystery novels, I find Homers Mountain one of my best works. We have two young couples being asked to go through many life changes and experiences before they are ready. While living the dream they find themselves out of their league for the mystery on the mountain. In this high pace, fast moving novel you will get to experience all of your emotions just as they are. When you finally think you have it all figured out, new twists and complications arrive changing everything you thought to be true. Let your mind go and find yourself trying to help these fictional characters answer life's questions as they arise. You will quickly find this novel to be one of your favorites that you will read many times. Have patients my friends. There is a lot to say in a short period of time. I know once you have read this novel; you will find yourself wanting more. Our young couples have many adventures, all as compelling as the first one you have read. We are waiting for you to join us. Come and read what it is all about.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allen, Rick

Leseproben

Chapter Two       Dads Childhood Secret When we finally got back to our home Mom said it’s starting to get late. Rick you need to make sure you have everything ready for your first day back at school. My brother Mark had just graduated last year and this is my senior year. One that every kid in school waits on, and all I could think about was Laura. This might be a lot tougher on me than I thought. I don’t feel like doing anything and my stomach hurts. Now my dad, Bob Allen a very smart business savvy man who would set in our family room which over looked our island with a telescope just looking at the mountains and resort thinking of new and exciting ways to make the island more profitable. You would think he would take some time off and relax. It’s not like we needed the money, but that was just how my Dad was, always planning for the future. He would set there and tell stories of how the island used to be when Mom and Dad first met. Dad told my brother and me how he and some of his friends liked to climb to the tops of the mountains and repel down the steep sides. He said, if you ever wanted to feel like you really achieved something in life we should give that a try. Just at that time my Mom speaks up and said, Bob don’t you tell them boys to do that? You remember what happened. Dad looked over at Mom and just sat back in his chair looking out the window and he got very quiet. I asked my parents, what happened? You can’t say something like that and not finish. Mom looks to Dad and says, Bob if you want to, just go ahead and tell them. Dad begins with a question. Have you ever climbed Homers Mountain? Mark says that you can only climb just over half way and there is signs on the fence. They say Danger loose rock, do not pass. Dad replies that there is a good reason for that and I don’t want you boys anywhere near that place. I asked, Why not dad? He replies, when I was about your age Rick, my friends Luke and Thomas and I wanted to repel down the steepest mountain side on the island. I said, not Homers Mountain? At the base of its west side it has a drop of over four hundred feet straight down into the ocean. Dad says, Yes, Homers Mountain. Mark said that’s the craziest thing I ever heard Dad. I can see boulders slide off that mountain almost daily when I’m ferrying guests around the island. Dad responds, I know, I know. Now, do you want to hear the story or not? My brother and I sat back on the couch and listened. Dad begins to us that the three of them was as close to one another as you can be without being brothers. We never had done anything without the other two. We skied together to see who could go the fastest and always challenging one another to see who could jump the farthest. We climbed all the mountains just so we could say we did. We always repelled down the steepest sides like no one else, all but the famous Homers Mountain. We spoke about it but never tried. We knew that mountain was very dangerous from all the stories that we heard. Now when we were at school, some of the kids were kind of envious of us. They would tell us that they can all ski and climb mountains. Look around, that’s all there is to do. Tell us something we can’t do? Immediately Thomas spoke up and said, we are going to repel off Homers Mountain. Is that something everybody can do? All of the kids asked us when are we going to do that? They want to be there. Luke spoke up and said that we are going to repel down the mountain this Saturday morning. You should be there unless you are chicken and don’t tell your parents. That quickly became the talk of the school. We knew everybody was going to be there. It was early Saturday morning and the three of us had climbed up almost to the summit of the mountain with all of our gear talking amongst ourselves. I asked if we were sure about doing this. Luke says that we probably need to stop and talk this through. This will be the craziest thing we have ever done. At that time we looked over and seen about twenty of our classmates walking over to us saying, are you guys really going to do this? You are crazy! This mountain will kill you. Well that’s all it took. We needed to do this for ourselves. Now we can prove once and for all that we are the best, and to show our classmates we will, and can do what we have always told them. Our pride was clearly taking over. We started back up to the top of the mountain and everyone followed. We slowed down when we saw some of the girls falling behind. As we made it to the top we saw some large rocks fall over the side, as if the mountain was telling us to leave. A few of our classmates was a little scared and started walking back down. Now I don’t think one of us didn’t have second thoughts, but we went on and set up our gear and threw our ropes over the side. The first eight hundred plus feet down is extremely easy to climb. It is the last four hundred plus foot rock face that nobody can repel. There is nothing to anchor too except loose rock and debris. Luke went over the edge first and followed by Thomas. I was the last to step over when a large rock rolled over my right shoulder knocking me loose from my rope. Only my lanyard was holding me in place. I looked down and Luke and Thomas were gone. The rock knocked both of them off the mountain. I began yelling down for them and trying to see if they were alright. I didn’t hear or see them. I started slipping and I thought I was going to fall as well, when someone grabbed my hand. It was Wanda. She climbed down when everyone else ran and grabbed my hand and pulled me back up. If it wasn’t for your mother, I would have probably fallen to my death. Mark asks, is that how you and Mom met? What happened to your friends? Dad answers, Give me just a minute. This story is hard to tell. Wanda did help me back down the mountain. I could tell it was very hard for her to do. We had to get down and see what happened to my friends fearing the worst. My shoulder was really hurting me. Wanda did her best making a sling out of her jacket and holding me so I didn’t fall. All I could think of was that my two best friends were dead. All Wanda wanted to do was get me to the hospital. When we finally got down the mountain and made our way over to the docks, all we had to get to them was a small motor boat and my shoulder hurt so bad I couldn’t drive. Wanda said again that she needed to get me to the hospital. I said to her that I would be fine. Please take me to my friends. Wanda took the boat and drove it down the bay and around the island to my friends. We saw a helicopter in the distance hovering over where Thomas and Luke had fallen. It was Goose Port Search and Rescue. Some of our classmates had told their parents what we were doing. Their parents made some calls to our parents and Mary and Finley’s Bed and Breakfast but they were too late to stop us. They then called Goose Port Search and Rescue and dispatched a rescue team immediately. We saw the rescue team pulling a covered body up to the helicopter. I couldn’t believe what we were seeing. My friends had fallen to their death. We approached the mountain and the search and rescue pilot told us to get out of the area. We stayed as long as we could and Wanda said that she needed to get me over to Goose Port, so she can take me to the Hospital, and no is not an option. Wanda turned the boat towards Goose Port and I said that my friends are dead as tears ran down my face. Just as we started to leave I heard a faint voice saying help me please! I looked at Wanda an asked her if she heard that? Just as I finished speaking we felt something hit the boat. Wanda turned the boat off and an arm reached out of the water grabbing the side. It was Thomas, and he was hurt very badly. We both tried to pull Thomas into the boat but I was hurt to bad and Wanda wasn’t strong enough. About that time the Helicopter was hovering over us and a diver jumps out of the helicopter into the water next to the boat. He helps us pull him in. I feared for the worst. He was bleeding everywhere. Mark and I were both sitting on the edge of our seats listening to Dad when he just got up and wiped his face and walked out the door. I asked my Mom, Where’s Dad going? Mom says that your Dad has never spoken to anyone about what happened on the island that day. I was very surprised that he actually started telling you. He must have wanted you two boys to know. Mark looks over and asks why dad just up and left. What happened to his friends? You have to tell us! Mom walks over to the window and seen that Dad got into his truck and was leaving when Mom hesitantly says, Okay I guess it’s alright to tell you the rest. Well the diver helped get Thomas in the boat and got in just after and looks at me with a concerned look on his face. He asked me to start heading for Goose Port as fast as I could. We have an ambulance waiting there. I started the boat up and began to drive just as fast as the boat would go. When I looked back I seen Bob and Thomas just lying there hurt and in a great deal of pain. Thomas looked over at your dad and asked how Luke was doing. Your dad looked at the rescue diver and he just shook his head no to Bob. Your Dad started tearing up and told Thomas, Luke didn’t make it. Thomas yells out, yes he did! He stayed with me until I was able to get in the boat. When the helicopter came, they picked him up first. He told me to just hold on. Everything will be alright. I know he...