Matt
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Podcast Appearances
Not a coyote yip.
Not a bird.
An actual baby cry.
Thin and sharp.
The way it cuts right through your brain.
We all looked at each other because it's the kind of sound your body reacts to.
Jonah said, ''Is there someone out here?''
Marin's face changed, not panic.
Something more controlled.
She said, ''No.''
The crying came again, same cadence, like someone hitting play on a clip.
It wasn't moving closer.
It wasn't moving farther.
It was just... there, beyond a ridgeline, out of sight.
Lila lowered her camera.
''That's a baby.''
Marin didn't answer right away.
Then she said, ''No, it's not.''
Jonah started walking toward the ridge, not far, ten steps maybe.
Marin grabbed his sleeve hard enough to stop him.