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Appearances Over Time
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We're leaving, he said, trying to sound firm.
Glenn's rifle lowered a fraction.
Where you gonna go, he asked, still smiling.
Trail's a long way.
The younger man's gaze slid to Luke's satellite messenger again.
You got a little button you can press, he murmured.
That cute.
Luke's hand went to the messenger instinctively.
The younger man's smile showed teeth.
Wouldn't, he said.
And then, this is the part I have trouble writing because it feels like my brain keeps trying to soften it.
The creature across the creek mimicked.
It made a sound like a human laugh.
Not perfect, but close enough that my stomach flipped.
A rough, breathy chuckle that rose and fell in the same shape as Glenn's.
Glenn's smile vanished.
The younger man stiffened.
Tessa whispered almost to herself, oh hell.
For the first time, the men looked genuinely unsettled, like the thing they'd been hunting had just reminded them it wasn't a dumb animal.
And that was the moment we should have run.