Bluffing
In the short story "Bluffing" by Gail Helgason, a man named Liam
claims to have gotten mauled by a bear in order to protect his girlfriend. Liam
cares for his girlfriend; he even made plans for them to move down south! When
they both encountered the bear, Gabriella instructed Liam on what to do,
"Try backing off slowly" she yelled. Alas, she heard footsteps and
noticed Liam not only took slow steps backwards, but was running away as fast
as he could from the bear. As the bear chased him they passed right
by Gabriella and kept on going, a heroic move by Liam. When they see each
other in the hospital Liam even tells Gabriella that "[He] meant for
the bear to come after [himself] instead of [her]", Acknowledging
the fact that he would even go as far as risking his life for her safety. Liam
is telling the truth when he says he lured the bear away from her, and he has
scars to prove it!
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