Cross Bones
“The scar wasn’t a scar. It was a breach.
Angling the beam, I peered into the void beyond.
It took a moment for my eyes to pick it out.
It took another for my mind to comprehend.
Oh my God! I had to show Jake!
Injuries forgotten, I pul ed myself upward.
Just below the tunnel mouth, I paused and peeked out, prairie-dog style.
The upper chamber looked empty. No Jake. No jackal.
“Jake!” I hissed.
No answer.
“Jake!” I repeated as loudly as I could without brin...ging in vocal cords.
Same nonresponse.
I braced my feet, threw out my arms, and pul ed and pushed myself onto the upper-chamber floor.
Jake didn’t appear.
Ignoring the objections of my shoulder and hip, I rose to a squat and looked around in the flashlight sweep.MoreLess
Angling the beam, I peered into the void beyond.
It took a moment for my eyes to pick it out.
It took another for my mind to comprehend.
Oh my God! I had to show Jake!
Injuries forgotten, I pul ed myself upward.
Just below the tunnel mouth, I paused and peeked out, prairie-dog style.
The upper chamber looked empty. No Jake. No jackal.
“Jake!” I hissed.
No answer.
“Jake!” I repeated as loudly as I could without brin...ging in vocal cords.
Same nonresponse.
I braced my feet, threw out my arms, and pul ed and pushed myself onto the upper-chamber floor.
Jake didn’t appear.
Ignoring the objections of my shoulder and hip, I rose to a squat and looked around in the flashlight sweep.MoreLess
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