I Heard My Son Screaming in the Woods
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Oh, God. Keep running. That's all you have to do, Terry. Just keep running. Don't stop. Do not.
Dad! Adam! Adam!
I skid to a stop, pine needles and leaves slipping under the soles of my shoes, nearly sending me falling on my ass. Dad! Adam! Over here! I'm over here! I hear crashing through the bushes. Oh God, is that Adam? Or is it that thing? Oh Christ, I can't just be standing here. It's pitch dark in this damn forest. The thing could be anywhere, anywhere. Jesus, what was that over there? What was it? I swear something moved. Dad, where are you? Right here. Listen for my voice. I'm over here. He doesn't reply. More crashing in the bushes. What am I doing? Staying still is a bad idea. But, Adam, I can't leave my son behind. Yeah, well, think on that, Terry. Think on that. You already left your son behind when you ran from the campsite, didn't you?
It all happened so fast. And you ran screaming. You damn coward. Dad! He's closer. Adam! This way! I move to my left and instantly get a face full of rhododendron branches. A couple snap back and slap me across the cheek after I shove them away. I battle through the branches, tearing off a handful at a time in order to thin out the barrier between myself and my son. Once past the rhododendron, I stumble into a thick patch of cedars. I can tell by the aroma what they are. Then I'm pushing through a small stand of young pines. Sap clings to my flannel shirt, tugging at me, pulling me this way and that. He's off to the right now. I skirt the pines and try to look for movement in the darkness. But who am I kidding?
It's the darkest night that I've ever lived through. No stars or moon above the canopy of pines and oaks and hickory. I can barely see my hand in front of my face. Except... Wait, I can sorta see my hand in front of my face. Is that light? Is there light coming from somewhere? Maybe it's a cabin. Maybe a ranger station! Oh god, let it be a ranger station! I shove through brambles and undergrowth, all of it trying its hardest to hold me back, to keep me in place. My flannel tears at the shoulder as a thorn from a young locust tree snags my shirt.
Dad! Help! Dad!
Shit! Where did that come from? Not to the right anymore. It came from... behind me? Can that be possible? No. I had turned around. I had turned back to face the way I came. Adam should be in that direction, not behind me.
Adam! Hold tight!
Hold tight!
I scream and whirl around, my fists up, even though I've never punched anything in my life. I've never been in a fight. I haven't been in a shouting match except with my sisters when we were kids. Or have I?
What triggers Terry's first panic after hearing a voice in the woods?
I hit someone. I know I did. Hit them hard. Too hard.
Who's there? Who are you?
I spin back around. It sounded so close. Something brushes my cheek, and I scream and run. I run and run and run. His voice is fainter, and I am so sorry. So, so sorry.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–4:28
2
What triggers Terry's first panic after hearing a voice in the woods?
4:28–7:40
3
How does Terry navigate the dark forest while calling for Adam?
7:40–17:17
4
What strange light and moving boulders does Terry discover?
17:17–18:25
5
How does Terry encounter the massive stomping creature and its stench?
18:25–30:12
6
Why does Terry break his wrist and fall into a ravine searching for Adam?
30:12–30:58