Epilogue To John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

As the sun began to set, the reflection of the sun’s orange glow glistened throughout the river. Most of the animals in the area had gone back to their home, preparing for nightfall.
Coming out of the brushes was Lennie, who had been tired from escaping his life on the ranch. Lennie dipped his head into the river and took a giant gulp of water. As he took his head out, he began to cry.

“ I done a bad thing. Now George won't let me tend no rabbits. He gon’ give me hell for doin’ another bad thing. I didn't mean to. I never meant to.” He said as he wiped the tears from his eyes.
“I ain’t gonna give you hell, Lennie.” said George.
“George!” he exclaimed.
Lennie filled with relief, ran towards George and hugged him.
“I thought you said you was gonna
I didn't mean to get us in trouble. I never meant to.”
“I know Lennie. You never meant to do anything out of meanness.” said George in a reassuring voice.

“So, where we gonna go now George?” said Lennie.
“I don't know, Lennie.” replied George
“Are we still gonna live off the fatta the land? Can I still tend the rabbits?”
“No Lennie, you can't. We gotta find a new place to settle down in.”

After many minutes of silence, the voice of other men could be heard. Their voices came from up the river; it was Curley and his men. In a hurry, George told Lennie to hide in the brush and he will take care of the rest. George knew that in order to protect Lennie, he would have to do anything, so he took Carlson's luger out of his pocket and shot himself in the foot.
“God dammit! Son of a bitch got me!” yelled George.
The sound of the gunshot caught the attention of Curley and his men. As they made their way toward the river, George threw the Luger in to the river to convince the men that Lennie shot him.

“What happened here?” said Carlson.
“Lennie shot me in the foot.” replied George.
“Why?” said Slim.
“He said he couldn't kill me, so instead he shot my foot.”
“Did you see which way he went?” said