Mason
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Don't answer.
Don't call back.
Don't go looking.
I remember smiling a little because I thought she was messing with me.
Carla was the type who liked to scare people, especially younger people.
She had once told my little sister that if she whistled after dark, something would whistle back from under the bed.
So I smiled and said, Okay, so don't talk to the demon coyotes.
Carla didn't even blink.
She said, I'm serious, Mason.
If something sounds wrong, leave it alone.
Keep the dogs inside after dark.
Her husband Ray was loading a cooler into the truck at the time, and he heard that last part.
He looked over at me and said, and if the motion light turns on, don't open the door right away.
Look first.
I asked him if they'd had break-ins or something.
He shook his head and said no, just animals.
Then he said, animals mostly.
That was the way he said it.
Not dramatic, not spooky, just tired.
They left around five.