Not to mention her brain cells had
gone AWOL. It was pathetic. It
was also the reason why she’d let
herself get talked into sitting on a
picnic blanket, with her knees to
her chest. She still couldn’t figure
out what made the noise in the
grass.
Maybe Ellie was wrong. What if
there were snakes there? A firefly
zoomed around her. She watched
the tiny bug light up the dark with
its yellow glow, zipping and
buzzing back and forth in front of
her. Some bugs weren’t so scary.
From far away.
Her attention shot down to the
blanket in the darkness. She’d
swear it moved again. Her mind
ran on overdrive and she knew the
likelihood of her seeing shit that
wasn’t even there was big. She
took a deep breath and sighed. Her
muscles ached from how tense she
held herself. The night’s coolness
did nothing to stop the heat from
the earlier part of the day. Her tank
top stuck to her back. She yanked
on the front part and b