Chapter 10
When the early morning sun warmed my room, I threw the covers off and mentally turned on the lights. I dressed quickly, anxious to get out of the house and away from the memories of such a horrible night’s sleep. After whatever had bolted past my window, I’d ran back to bed and buried myself in the covers. The shadow had moved so quickly I couldn’t be sure if the form had been human or animal. I didn’t fall asleep until I’d convinced myself that it had been a deer.
I peeked in on Jake who slept peacefully without the television on, something I wasn’t used to. I scribbled a note, telling him I was going running, and then placed it on his dresser. I stepped out our back door, stretched a little, and then raced up the mountain, toward the sun, and over to my favorite trail. When
