betrayal short story
The snow mounted up over the jade branches of the fir trees thatsurrounded the log cabin. Ben and Jon, two brothers from Gothenburg, were almost identical, but Jon had a much stronger accent and lighter hair. They were having a break from their jobs in their uncle's log cabin. They both worked in the local saw mill, which is more factory than traditional lumber-jacking. They hadn't seen him for years, but were supposed to be meeting him at his hut. The snow crunched under the feet of the men who walked towards a whirring noise emanating from behind a derelict hut, of which the roof had caved in after years of heavy snow storms. Jon peered through the frosted glass, but was unable to see anything due to its translucency. Meanwhile Ben continued to walk around to the back of the hut, only to find the fuselage of a small, private plane. The streams of smoke and steam were diffused by fallen branches of the surrounding trees. Ben called Jon to come and assist him in the dubious task of looking for anything that would suggest a reason for the plane to crash. Jon swung open the pilot door to, only to have what seemed like a uniformed man slumped out, his head turning to find his flesh had been rotted away by time.
He was thinking about where he would put the body of his once loved brother, he then had an idea that was pretty near perfect. As he went towards the sight of the plane crash he thought about the money that is now his, all his. He laid Ben in the passenger seat, but to put him there he had to lean over the pilot's rapidly decaying body. his partially sighted brother onto the armchair in the hut. Both Ben and Jon were surprised by his anger and strength, as he had always let Ben take charge and wouldn't argue. Jon was freezing and as he put his hands in his pockets, he felt the envelope that he had pulled out of the bag. He considered what to do with the money with his brother. They had the option of informing the police or keeping it for themselves. Just then Ben walked straight into a low hanging branch, Jon criticised him by asking him why he did that. Ben worryingly replied "I couldn't see it, what's wrong with me?". Images of possible causes for this loss of eyesight flashed passed Jon's eyes. "Of course, it's the bird!". Ben reached up and felt his stinging forehead, he could feel the warm blood against the bitterly cold air. Ben, despite his lacking vision, took charge of the situation. He claimed he should be in charge because of his superior strength, which humoured Jon but he had no particular reason to argue with him. Jon was convinced that the best option was to keep the money and share it between them, and maybe their uncle. However, Ben was eager to give up the money and to do the "right thing", which Jon thought was ludicrous. "How can you be so stupid?" Jon shouted while pushing
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Approximate Word count = 1101
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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