I FELL ASLEEP HALFWAY through some horror flick about zombies when several loud thuds from outside startled me awake.
I rose quickly. “What in the hell was that?”
Nathan stood up. I could tell he was as freaked out as I was. “I don’t know.”
Something heavy banged against the door, and we both jumped. It definitely wasn’t a friendly knock.
“s**t, what do we do?” I whispered, trembling.
Nathan ran into the kitchen and came out carrying the butcher knife again.
I stared at him in horror. “You’re not really going out there, are you?”
He swallowed and looked down at the knife. “I was considering it.”
More loud bangs and I grabbed the phone. “I’m calling nine-one-one.”
“Wait, it could be a raccoon or a bear.”
I snorted. “A bear? Like you’d want to tackle that by yourself, anyway.”
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