Alternate Ending - Of Mice and Men

It was an alluring climate of calm and quiet on a dark starry night. The fathomless pool of the Salinas river laid nonetheless in the blissful night. The sun was lengthy gone by now, what was the prime of mountains that was as red as a rose was now jet black. Lennie slumped toward the rivers cool edge and knelt. He dipped his sizable hands low in the water, succeeding in retrieving a satisfactory quantity. Swiftly he turned, to the bushes and then to the other side, checking each three minutes or so for any person approaching in the distance. Happy, he lay down like a massive infant by the river’s edge, with his legs drawn to his chest. His head jerked up all of a sudden at the sound of a breaking branch and he slowly turned his head and inhaled sharply. When he saw George approaching, Lennie exhaled and crawled to his feet. “George!” he exclaimed. Lennie tackled him in an huge bear hug and they both e to the ground as well as their bindles that George had been carrying. George looked at Lennie, but couldn’t return Lennie’s joyful smile and as an alternative gave him a sad 1 of his own. Lennie’s face drooped and tears started forming in his eyes.“George?” Lennie looked at him. “Yeah?”

“I know what you are going to say, George.” he mentioned softly, his eyes twinkling. “I know what you are going to say.” George shifted on the bed of bush. “Well, what am I gonna say?” Lennie trembled- “You are going to say I produced difficulty again and that I can’t have a tendency no rabbits. But I’m so sorry George, I didn’t imply to.” He began to quiver then, with his monstrous shoulders shaking back and forth in massive unsteady motions. George scooted more than and gently placed his arm on his back. “It’s alright.” He patted his back. “Its okay, Lennie.” Lennie bawled into his shirt, “I never meant to do any harm, George. I swear it, by the Lord Almighty. It was her soft, luscious hair, and it was so quite.” he cried louder, “and all I wanted to do was touch it, over and more than once more, George. I swear I didn’t imply to do any harm. I just wanted to really feel it, that is all. ” His face fell tough and he cried again. Lennie continued sobbing and George sat there and let him sob on his shoulder. He stayed like this quietly for a moment, and then turned to face Lennie. “Lennie?” He glanced down. “Lennie, you got to look at me, Lennie, and let me see if you’re okay.” He lightly pushed Lennie’s head away till he could see his tear stained face. Lennie sniffled and looked at George. “Are you mad at me George?” “Of course I’m not mad at you.” He stated with a modest smile. “I’m not mad at you all.” He looked around. “You remembered to come back.

”Lennie’s face brightened as he wiped his nose. “That’s appropriate, by God. I did. Are not you proud of me George?” He grinned and absorbed his surroundings. “I did it.” he whispered to himself.

“That’s right, you did.” George smiled. “That’s real remarkable, Lennie. I’m truly proud of you.” “Who are they?” George turned to where he was facing, but only saw a huge sized shrub blocking his view. “What is it Lennie?” Lennie extended his finger to the spot about five yards in front of them. “There.” All at after, a mob of ranchers swarmed at the two guys. Slim stepped back and watched with a sad gaze as two ranch hands grabbed Lennie and immediately pinned him to the ground. Lennie roared and instantaneously threw them off, but Curley was prepared. He whipped him with a pistol on his head, and Lennie fell. Then, they all pulled him up and held him down to preserve him from operating away. Lennie was bleeding from the front of his temple exactly where he had been hit. “You wonderful massive son of a bitch, you have got no idea how fortunate you are. My pa doesn’t want you killed. But by God, I swear, you will feel my hatred for every thing you have accomplished to me.” With that mentioned, he punched Lennie in the gut, difficult. Lennie fell more than, with the two guys barely holding him. “Take him away boys!”, Curley roared. The two guys dragged Lennie away into the evening. Curley followed soon after. George was nevertheless there, staring at exactly where his one companion when was. Some thing inside had been broken.