1.      Title: “A Matter of Balance”

2.      Author: W. D. Valgardson

3.      Setting: A normal Wednesday in the Provincial Park

4.      Character: Protagonist is Harold, he was being followed

            Antagonists are the Bikers

            Supporting Characters can be Conklin, the Man’s wife, children and mother, they appeared in his memories

5.      Plot:

      Introduction – Harold was resting on the cedar log when he saw two bikers standing on the bridge above the waterfall. One of the biker has dark hair, but the other one has blond hair. He was not comfortable seeing the two bikers there. Harold felt contempt and fear. He thought their presence will only be a temporary moment.

      Initiating Incidents – The blond biker raised his hand and pointed two fingers like a pistol and pretended to shoot him. It brought up the memories of Harold’s childhood, and the bullies in his school. He did not understand why the bullies had to harm him at that time. Under the suggestion of his psychiatrist Conklin, Harold goes hiking and panning for gold in the provincial park for the past six months, in order to recover from being ill for one year.

      Rising Actions – Harold tried to assured himself that the two bikers bring no harms to him, while packing his stuff and leaves. Harold hurried away on a difficult path, he figured out it will be difficult for the bikers to attack him. The bikers approached him with an abnormal speed, he observed from behind the bushes. Harold was thinking about ways to avoid the bikers, but he remembered that he has to be back home by seven today, because his wife is killed, the children will be worried even if he is just few minutes late. Harold hoped there would be other hikers or railway crew on the path, and he kept assuring himself that the two bikers are not here to pursue him.