Penumbra
“In the barren yard, they looked like plague animals. During the war, Frank had seen starving dogs and starving people. One female hound, her ribs and spine prominent, had teats dragging to the ground. The dogs snarled rather than barked, and he wondered how the animals managed to stand upright they were so poor. He stood in the yard, the rain a physical force as it pelted him. His shoulders and face were numb from the stinging deluge.
The door of the unpainted shack opened a crack and a gnarled... hand signaled him closer. He took three steps and waited, the dogs more agitated than before. He’d seen hungry dogs feasting on the bodies of the dead. He held perfectly still. “Who are you?” a voice called out.
“Deputy Frank Kimble with the Jebediah County Sheriff’s Department.”
The door opened wider and an old man stepped onto the porch. “Yeah, he said you’d be comin'.”
Frank nodded. He didn’t move forward. The old man was no threat, but there was no telling who else was in the house.MoreLess
The door of the unpainted shack opened a crack and a gnarled... hand signaled him closer. He took three steps and waited, the dogs more agitated than before. He’d seen hungry dogs feasting on the bodies of the dead. He held perfectly still. “Who are you?” a voice called out.
“Deputy Frank Kimble with the Jebediah County Sheriff’s Department.”
The door opened wider and an old man stepped onto the porch. “Yeah, he said you’d be comin'.”
Frank nodded. He didn’t move forward. The old man was no threat, but there was no telling who else was in the house.MoreLess
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