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Curt kept his hand on the butt of his gun He looked around the area, halfway expecting soht in front of them

Bradley touched the back of his neck and stopped His gaze ild and his expression was downright weird

“What is it?” Curt asked

“Do you feel that?”

“What?” Curt stood real still waiting to “feel” it, too

“I

do,” Justin replied, searching the trees

“This place is eerie,” Bradley said

A gust of cold air washed over Curt “What the hell?”

“Now you feel it” Justin’s teeth clattered “You do Don’t you?”

“Yes,” Curt adrown ”

They took a few steps About that time, the earth opened up in front of therabbed hold of Justin’s shoulders before he fell into a pit deeply embedded in the earth

“What is that?” Justin peered down “Did that just appear…like ic?”

Bradleyunder his breath

“The hole was there, Justin”