Jason
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
One print was elongated and wrong, and the next was... human.
Not a perfect human foot, but close.
Wider at the top, narrower at the heel.
Five clear toe impressions.
The stride shortened a little, like whatever it was had to adjust how it walked in its new shape.
The tracks walked over to a small, flat rock near a juniper bush and stopped.
On top of the rock, sitting perfectly centered, was a little clump of hair tied in a knot with a strip of dirty cloth.
The hair was a mix of brown and blonde, tangled like it had been cut or yanked from more than one person.
There was a dark stain on the cloth that could have been old blood.
It looked like an offering or a trophy.
"'Uh, guys?'
I said, my voice coming out higher than I meant it to.
"'You might want to see this.'
The argument cut off.
They walked over.
Becca put a hand over her mouth when she saw the hair.
Aaron swore under her breath."
"'What the actual hell?'
Matt whispered.
"'Is that—is that ours?'