A gust of wind swept through the deserted campgrounds, sending leaves tumbling across the faded dirt road. A street light in the center of the grounds flickers then goes out, leaving the area completely dark. The trees sway in the breeze and the bushes rustle gently. But one particular bush is moving violently. A large juniper bush next to a path leading into the woods shakes and the source of it's movement is not the wind. A thin gray arm reached out from inside the bush. It gropes at the air around it's hiding place, searching for something. The long gnarled fingers brush against a small tree two feet away from the bush. The hand closes around the trunk and a body the size of a child slips out into the open. The creature creeps around the tree and becomes as still as a statue behind a larger oak tree just feet away. The animal moves from tree to tree completely soundless. It finally came to a camper near the woods, a camper that houses an elderly man and his nephew. The creature blinks it's abnormally large yellow eyes and crawls to an open window on the side of the camper facing the woods. There is no light in the room, not a single source of light. A soft snoring sound drifts from the room into the night.
To be continued....
ThaddeusTheThird · Mon Aug 08, 2005 @ 10:11pm · 0 Comments |