Forbidden Desire in the Wilderness "Mom! Is that you?!?" I yelled as I got out of my tent. I hadn't seen my mom in over an hour. It was already cold and I could see snow already covering most of the ground. Walking toward what I thought was a scream. It was hard to see, but the light from the moon helped. "Help! Help! Jason!" I heard my mother scream. I ran toward her voice. When I got there I saw my mother lying underneath a large rock sheet. I understand why she had been stuck, I mean it would probably be easy for me to lift it but she was only 5'5 and weighed about 120pounds. She didn't have a lot of upper body strength. She was shivering and her lips were purple. It seemed like she only had on her bathing suit. I walked over to her and knelt by her face. "J-Jason t-there's a s-snake under the rock near my t-thighs...I'm s-scared," she started to sob. I looked down at my mother's face and saw true fear and vulnerability. "Mom...mom calm down everything will be fine okay," I whispered to her with the strongest voice I could muster. If I wait the snake might bite her and if it's poisonous she might die because there isn't a hospital or ranger station for miles. But then if I lift it she could still get bit or I will get bit. "Mom where is the snakes head?" She just closed her eyes and shook her head. "Mom you need to tell me... …the next moment changed everything
