“Come out now, if you truly are my guardian angel and not a ghost …” he pushed the words through the gap between his teeth. As he finished the sentence, he heard a rumbling and clattering coming from the savannah. Huge black bodies flooded the road. John took cover behind the jeep as he recognized the large ears. An elephant herd was charging towards the hill in the dust cloud!
A furious bull elephant led the charge. When he stopped, he stood with his front legs wide, immovable—he would not budge. Many female elephants with their calves stood behind him, obstructing the path of Jabari’s men.
One of the men hung out of the window and shot into the air, but his action just enraged the bull more. The creature marched towards the car, trumpeting loudly. The man turned his gun on the animal,
