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Appearances Over Time
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Another rock came larger, splashing into the creek.
I turned, scanning the trees.
Nothing moved.
No deer.
No person.
Just trunks and leaves.
Luke's grin started again.
Nervous excitement.
"'That's classic,' he whispered.
"'Rock throwing.'
Tessa stood up slowly, water bottle in hand, eyes fixed on the far bank.
"'Back up,' she said.
Luke didn't.
He stepped closer to the creek, craning his head like he could will a creature into sight."
A third rock flew, this one landed on the far bank skidding.
It was big enough that it should have taken effort to throw.
Luke breathed, oh my god.
Then from the woods across the creek, something moved.
At first all I saw was a shape behind a tree, too large to be a deer, too tall to be a man.
It leaned out, just a fraction, and the light caught hair, dark, matted, hanging in clumps.