Comments on 'Assignment to the Jungle'

Comments on 'Assignment to the Jungle' Nathan's face shown at the professor's offer. "I'd... I'd be honored, sir!" The professor beamed. "Now, I've chosen your partner for this expedition." "Who?" "Leslie Lawson." Nathan's face fell to the floor. He couldn't _stand_ the girl; so jumpy and supersticious. And she was a archeology major! "Yes sir." Turns out, Leslie wasn't all that psyched either. She thought Nathan was too adventurous and rough with small details. And he was an archeology major! "So, where are we going again?" she asked irritably, treking through thick underbrush. "Into the jungle," he answed, just as coldly. She cringed at the thought of the heat, humidity, and the mosquitoes. "Specifically?" "The ruin of Tikbalang's Tomb." She gasped. "It supposed to be cursed!" He laughed. "It's a superstition! We should be over that sort of thing; we're scientists!" "Whatever. I'm going ahead to look. You check the map." Nathan rolled his eyes and glanced at the ancient paper. But something about it seemed different than before. 2008-06-08T20:53:59Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/33616 Comment on Assignment to the Jungle <p>I loved the mirror lines about being an archeology major as well as the hint at something out of the ordinary at the end.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/33616?basename=69122 2008-06-08T20:53:59Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477