Resurrecting Charlie's Girl
“A hundred yards ahead, he spotted them peering into the trees. He whistled the call of a hawk to warn them of his approach.
"Anything?" he whispered upon reaching them.
Joe held up his right fist in a sign of negative. It wasn't normal for Garrett to disappear without contact. Hell, Garrett taught him everything about investigating.
Damnit, Garrett. Where are you?
The wild grass brushed against Tom's legs as he continued moving, and the noise of the three men wading through the underbrush made it impossible to pick up any sound of twigs breaking or a sense that someone stalked their every move. He halted and cocked his head. Only Joe and Pete's footsteps came to him. He moved in the opposite direction when he heard a purring sound coming from his left.
The underbrush grew thicker the farther away from the house he walked.
The sound came again, and this time Tom crouched low and made his way into the brush.
"Hey," a raspy voice called.
Tom halted, his heart beat hammering in his chest.... That's no wild animal.MoreLess
"Anything?" he whispered upon reaching them.
Joe held up his right fist in a sign of negative. It wasn't normal for Garrett to disappear without contact. Hell, Garrett taught him everything about investigating.
Damnit, Garrett. Where are you?
The wild grass brushed against Tom's legs as he continued moving, and the noise of the three men wading through the underbrush made it impossible to pick up any sound of twigs breaking or a sense that someone stalked their every move. He halted and cocked his head. Only Joe and Pete's footsteps came to him. He moved in the opposite direction when he heard a purring sound coming from his left.
The underbrush grew thicker the farther away from the house he walked.
The sound came again, and this time Tom crouched low and made his way into the brush.
"Hey," a raspy voice called.
Tom halted, his heart beat hammering in his chest.... That's no wild animal.MoreLess
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