Madison pointed toward the tree line behind the houses. “And we saw something moving out there. Something big.”
Bear growled again, louder, staring at the same direction.
Lillie didn’t know what scared her more — the blackout, the pulse, the scream, or the fact that Bear, the bravest dog she knew, looked genuinely afraid.
Her mum grabbed her shoulder. “You girls stay inside. Do you hear me? Inside.”
But Lillie wasn’t listening anymore.
Because at the edge of the woods, just barely visible in the moonlight, something shifted.
A tall, thin silhouette.
Madison pointed toward the tree line behind the houses. “And we saw something moving out there. Something big.”
Bear growled again, louder, staring at the same direction.
Lillie didn’t know what scared her more — the blackout, the pulse, the scream, or the fact that Bear, the bravest dog she knew, looked genuinely afraid.
Her mum grabbed her shoulder. “You girls stay inside. Do you hear me? Inside.”
But Lillie wasn’t listening anymore.
Because at the edge of the woods, just barely visible in the moonlight, something shifted.
A tall, thin silhouette.
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