George ran through the brush to the meeting spot with Carlson’s Luger bobbing in his side pocket. He had taken the gun to cause the men behind him a small delay. After reaching the familiar sight of the Salinas river pool, the one he had seen just weeks ago when he and Lennie had arrived at the ranch, he started looking over the brush. Even in the small amount of sunlight still left in the sky, it wasn’t hard to find Lennie especially when he had hands over his years yelling. George couldn’t make out much of what he was screaming about, but he manage to comprehend the words Aunt Clara and Rabbits. Lennie turned around and saw George quietly approach him. Before George even had a chance to speak, Lennie started to yell again.
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“Run off to one. I’ll come find you in a couple of days, and we can find another place to work. We might even be able to buy our ranch one day.” He threw in that last part because he knew it would make Lennie happy. Lennie did smile when the ranch was mentioned but it brought up the memory of the big bunny he had seen just minutes ago. That was when he realized that it would never happened. The land they wanted was just a dream everyone in America had too. They would never actually get to it. So Lennie made his decision. George turned around to see if he could hear any of the guys coming after them. As he did this, Lennie pulled the Luger out of his pocket and slowly raised it to the side of his head.
“Lennie, what are you doing? Put the gun down!” George yelled frantically. Lennie listened to George, like he always did, and lower the gun. However he was still clenching it tightly.
“I appreciate everything you have done for me George, but I don’t want to get you in trouble.” He stared at the land around him, with a wistful look in his eyes. “It’s all my fault George. I won’t ever be able to tend to the rabbits. I done a bad thing, I really did.” George didn’t know how to respond to what was happening now.
“Lennie, just run away. Everything will be okay.” And then with a quick motion, Lennie pulled Carlson’s gun up to the temple of his head. Lennie took a few deeps breaths before he said
“I’m sorry George, …show more content…
“Run off to one. I’ll come find you in a couple of days, and we can find another place to work. We might even be able to buy our ranch one day.” He threw in that last part because he knew it would make Lennie happy. Lennie did smile when the ranch was mentioned but it brought up the memory of the big bunny he had seen just minutes ago. That was when he realized that it would never happened. The land they wanted was just a dream everyone in America had too. They would never actually get to it. So Lennie made his decision. George turned around to see if he could hear any of the guys coming after them. As he did this, Lennie pulled the Luger out of his pocket and slowly raised it to the side of his head.
“Lennie, what are you doing? Put the gun down!” George yelled frantically. Lennie listened to George, like he always did, and lower the gun. However he was still clenching it tightly.
“I appreciate everything you have done for me George, but I don’t want to get you in trouble.” He stared at the land around him, with a wistful look in his eyes. “It’s all my fault George. I won’t ever be able to tend to the rabbits. I done a bad thing, I really did.” George didn’t know how to respond to what was happening now.
“Lennie, just run away. Everything will be okay.” And then with a quick motion, Lennie pulled Carlson’s gun up to the temple of his head. Lennie took a few deeps breaths before he said