Chapter 38 I catch a brief glimmer of light out of the corner of my eye and I immediately stop in my tracks. It’s a good distance away but there’s definitely something out there in the dark. It vanishes as quickly as it appeared, as if someone lit a cigarette with a lighter or match. I remain still and stoic, emulating the thick tree whose flush limbs are draped broadly beside me. I keep watching. After a few seconds, it appears again in another quick burst. The shape of the light is circular. It’s from a flashlight. It can’t be coming from Tony and whoever his search buddy is. They went off in the opposite direction. It’s someone else, flicking their light on and off in spurts so as not to give away their exact location as they roam through the woods looking for the escapees. Whoever it i
