Peering over the railing, Harambe watched as the humans in the cage - or enclosure, to those who like to pretend the cages are in some way for the humans sake - wait to receive their nightly meal. To most gorillas who come to the zoo, watching the humans feed is considered highly stimulating. All of them crowded together as they eat the meat of another animal. It is quite barbaric really when you think about it. Harambe on the other hand found that the most interesting time at the zoo was not during the meal - but right before it. At this point the humans are at their most aggravated state, lashing out at the other humans in the cage over minor inconveniences. That is when the real entertainment happens.

Harambe was pulled from his thoughts when he caught sight of movement below. The humans began to stir, sensing that their feeding time was near. One of the smaller humans cried out in distress as a larger one pushed it to the ground. They seemed to be screaming at each other in that unintelligible language of theirs and Harambe wished he could understand what all of the fuss was about. Harambe looked closer as the small human on the ground got up and charged the large human. The large human stepped into an attacking stance and was pulling its fist back to hit the small human when -

Harambe screamed as he fell through the barrier that protected him from the humans below and he plummeted into their bathing pool. Disoriented from the fall, he did not have time to react as the large human grabbed his foot and began dragging him through the water. He couldn't hear anything over the roaring of the gorillas watching from above and could not breath as water filled his nose and mouth. He was going to die, he thought, as the human whipped him back and forth under the water. He was going to die and they would have to pry his dead body from the hands of this lowly creature before they could bury him besides the other members of his troop that had passed.

Just as he thought he would pass out from lack of oxygen, Harambe heard the sound of gun shots and the humans grip on his leg went slack. He slowly raised his head from the water and Harambe's jaw went slack as he took in the human dead before him, several bullet holes lodged in its body.

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The news reports ran nonstop for days, showing videos of his near death at the hands of the large human. The reporters depicted the human as the bad guy, and as much as Harambe wanted to agree with them he often found himself lying awake at night feeling immense guilt. If he had been more careful and not fallen the human would still be alive. What made his life more valuable than another's, anyway?