Chapter Summary: The Most Dangerous Game

Bissssss uhg another mosquito Rainsford thinks as he bats away another moquetio for the umteenth time. The light beams through the trees letting Rainsford know that it’s still day time. The thick cool air of the jungle fills his lungs with each step he takes. Walking, he’s been walking for hours through the dry mud trying to find Zaroff's cabin. It’s been two days and Zarnoff still hasn't found him. Yesterday was a close one though, he killed Ivan with his African knife trap he membered from when he was on a hunting on an expedition in Africa. Rainsford exhausted both mentally and physically. But he has a plan tonight. He was tired of being a pawn in Zaroff's game. Tonight was his checkmate.
The light starts to fade away as he gets near and
Rainsford waits impaitiently for him to walk under the tree. Now or never Rainsford thinks as Zaroff has walked in to his perfect trap. Then it happens all to fast. Rainsford jumps out of the tree pouncing on Zarnoff knocking the both of them off balance and onto the ground. Zaroff cries in surprise but quickly regains composer reaching for his knife. Rainsford sees it and quickly counteracts the action with wrapping the rope aroung Zaroff’s neck starting to mercelessly squeeze the life out of him. THey role all the way to the fire fighting it out. Zarnoff thrashes like a wild dog groping anything he can get a hold of. Then luck is on his side and his hands find the knife Rainsford so cleverly though to leave by the fire. Instantly Zaroff whips around and jabs it into Rainsford. Rainsford lets out a shriek of pain. He instantly looks to his thigh. During this special oppuntunity Zaroff takes a powerful swing to Rainsford’s face. Knocking Rainsford on his back, Zaroff straddles him and grabs the knife in Rainsford’s leg and tears it out. Sobbing Rainsford musters up the rest of his energy and grabs the knife in his pocket and plunges it into Zarnoff’s chest. Zaroff halts everything he is doing drops the knife and drops to his side ho longer strattling Rainsford. Wasting no time Rainsford gives the blow Zaroff ever so generously gave him to the