Dragon Rider: A Short Story

The sheriff steps out from behind one of the stalls they had already past. He told the strange man "Stop right there and don't make a move or i will shoot." The stranger in attempt to escape grabs William and puts a gun in his back. "Put the gun down sheriff you don't want this man to die tonight do you?" he told the sheriff with a smirk on his face. Nelly is watching from behind the stranger holding her father at gun point. She was terrified at what might happen if the sheriff didn't put down his gun. As she is thinking about what might happen she notices a rope that was lying a few feet in front of her. While making an attempt to get the rope without being seen, the stranger is slowly backing up to the door to escape. After what felt like forever to Nelly she finally had the rope in her hand. She stands up and starts turning the rope she throws it. Out of fear of missing she had closed her eyes. She pulled to her relief she had got something. She was excited to think she had caught the guy, but she opens her eyes to see that she had only roped her father making th guy at an even more advantage. The stranger chuckles "I think you missed young lady". Now at the door he pulls the rope from Nelly and wraps it around the William to make him put up less of a fight. "Ha you thought I was actually going to let him live!" …show more content…
The Sheriff runs out the door and starts shooting at the man tunning towards the woods. Right as the man got to the woods the sheriff took one last shot in an attempt to stop him. He falls to the ground as the bullet pierces his left leg. The sheriff starts running to him cause he knew he had got him. As he got closer he slows down to make sure that the stranger didn't have the gun. He notices the gun a few feet in front of him he "You lost." he said as he was now over the stranger. He ties the mans hands behind his back and takes him back to the jail to wait for a