Chapter 24
“Is this funny?” you ask.
The abominable snowman has stopped laughing. He shakes his head, but under all that fur, his lips are twitching. It seems like the snowman doesn’t want to eat you, but instead is mocking you, which might be even worse. Well, no, actually, wanting to eat you is definitely worse. But this is bad too.
“Why are you laughing?” you demand to know.
Because…” His voice startles you. It is a low rumble, but somehow not as threatening as you thought it would be.
His English is perfect. “You humans always think we want to eat you, like you’re so delicious.
Seriously, you are so full of yourselves.
I’ll have you know that human beings are actually quite stringy and unpleasant to consume. ”
Well, that’s a relief. Although you have to wonder how he knows that. “Then why did you kidnap me?”
“I didn’t kidnap you.” The yeti rolls his eyes. “You passed out in front of your car. If I left you there, you would have frozen to death. I saved you.” He adds, “You’re welcome.”
Well, that could be true. Now that you think of it, you don’t actually remember the abominable snowman knocking you out or attacking you. All you remember is being terrified, and then everything went black.
“Wait,” you say. “What about the man tied up over there? You can’t tell me you don’t mean any harm to him!”
The monster’s gaze hardens. “That is true.”
Aha! You knew a creature this terrifying had to be dangerous.
“The truth is,” the creature says, “soon after I brought you here, I found that man skulking around the cave. I followed him inside, and he was about to smash you in the head with a giant rock. I tied him up to keep him from killing you.”
Could that be true? You look over your shoulder at the hitchhiker bound and gagged on the ground, grunting and straining at his bindings. The truth is, you had a bad feeling about that hitchhiker. It’s why you decided not to untie him.
The abominable snowman may have just saved your life. And you’re not quite sure how to feel about it.
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