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Appearances Over Time
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That's a dangerous part of being human.
We treat fear like a negotiation.
We decided to sleep in the same room that night.
Blankets on the floor, doors locked, lights on.
Like kids in a storm.
We slept in shifts without calling it that.
If I closed my eyes, I'd open them again minutes later, convinced I'd heard something.
The cabin creaked.
The wind moved branches.
Normal sounds became suspects.
Around three in the morning, Maddy whispered, ''Do you hear that?''
At first, I didn't.
Then I did.
Footsteps in the leaves outside, slow and careful, circling.
Not heavy boots.
Not a deer's quick, light steps.
Something bipedal, pacing.
Then came a smell through the cracks of the window frame.
Wet fur and that sour meat note again, stronger now, like an animal had pressed close.
Then, from directly outside the window, a whisper, ''I can see you.''