But then I heard a sound. Small at first, then getting bigger. It was Tim, crying at the bow of the boat. He sobs got louder and louder. A grown man, crying like a small child. Now I knew. He was in a dilemma. Either going to war and facing the great fear of death, or going to Canada and be known as a coward by his family and his hometown. I focused on my fishing rod, my red and white bobber on the Rainy River. I said nothing, I simply just sat. However, my mute watchfulness somehow made Tim’s problem real. “Ain’t biting,” I said. I broke the silence with those wordslasted for about two hours. My voice echoed throughout the lake. I waited for a while to seem what Tim was going to do. Once I was sure that he was not going to jump, I pulled my line out of the water. I turned the ignition, and steered the boat back toward
But then I heard a sound. Small at first, then getting bigger. It was Tim, crying at the bow of the boat. He sobs got louder and louder. A grown man, crying like a small child. Now I knew. He was in a dilemma. Either going to war and facing the great fear of death, or going to Canada and be known as a coward by his family and his hometown. I focused on my fishing rod, my red and white bobber on the Rainy River. I said nothing, I simply just sat. However, my mute watchfulness somehow made Tim’s problem real. “Ain’t biting,” I said. I broke the silence with those wordslasted for about two hours. My voice echoed throughout the lake. I waited for a while to seem what Tim was going to do. Once I was sure that he was not going to jump, I pulled my line out of the water. I turned the ignition, and steered the boat back toward