I turned my head slightly and looked at them. They had come along the stretch of the beach rather than coming from the road as I had. I could see them doing normal things, like skimming stones across the water, and wondered how someone so evil could be so normal. The three of them looked like any lads of their age. Rugby tackling each other into the sand and kicking it at each other. I thought about running for the car, but there was no way I would get there without them seeing me. They were more than fast enough to hunt me down. If I left and headed towards the secluded roads that led to home, I would be in even more danger. At least on the beach, there were other people, even if they were few and far between.
I had assumed they lived in the woods that surrounded my house. I had no real
