The Awakening
““We need the work, Ms. Bettencourt, and the normal dangers of the swamp are things we’re comfortable with, but not this.”She took a deep breath and blew it out. “I want you to explain to me again exactly what you saw.”Ray nodded. “We were repairing the fence on the north side of the property when we heard howling, but it weren’t no swamp animal that we know. Then we heard something moving in the brush—something big.”“Did you see it?”“It came through the brush about thirty yards from where we were working. Looked straight at us, then ducked back in the bushes and disappeared.”“What did it look like?”“It was taller than me by at least a foot or two and had long gray hair. It had a face like a monkey and yellow eyes.”Okay, it didn’t sound any better the second time.“You’re sure it wasn’t a bear?”Ray drew himself up straight. “I know bear, ma’am. I feed my family off of this swamp most of the time.” He pointed to the crew. “All of them know bear, too.
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