The opening creates action which is a great way to get the engine of a story to start. “Booted feet, leaves…” I hear it, see it, smell it! Cool! Bullets “whizzing” is a bit of a cliche’, however, consider a simile or metaphor such as “bullets hurtled….like…” Only other thing I would change is “in anguish” when Manny gets hurt. I love the pace and overall tone of this. With some minor tweaks, it could get a six in my eyes. I’m a glass “half-full” type of hillbilly so I’ll give it a 5, esp. b/c it help my interest and I want to read more.
Yes, I agree with the above comments, the descriptions work well and they make this a quality post. There’s a lot of room for this story to grow too. Few errors here and there, but this is an ‘A’ in an advanced eighth grade english class even.
The Electric Hillbilly
Riley
Kihd
Riley
Tad Winslow