Jake dropped down to sit on the bank, breathing hard. “I don’t want to do that again, no way, no how.”
“I don’t think any of us do,” Tyler agreed. He looked up at the entrance to the cave, high above them, and frowned. “Not to scare anyone, but I think I saw Dave’s thing and it was too tall and thin to be a bear.”
Everyone turned to look at the cave.
“I don’t see anything,” Pete said.
“Me either,” Bart and Neil agreed.
Bart squinted, shading his eyes with his hand. “Something moved…I think. Like it was trying to keep out of sight.”
Neil shivered. “Maybe someone else who’s exploring the island?”
“If it is,” Tyler said, “why didn’t they let us know they’re around?”
“Another treasure hunter,” Jake suggested. “He doesn’t want us to know he’s looking too, especially if it’s only one guy
