Lake Encounter by Bronwyn Leroux

Author:Bronwyn Leroux
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
ISBN: 9781542440646
Published: 2017-01-13T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 4

“What?” Miera growled.

“Over there!” Kayla rasped, pointing.

Miera glanced at the lake. Perplexed, she said, “The geese?”

“No, silly, whatever’s scaring them!”

Kayla’s feet slowed to a standstill. Amazed, she gaped at the geese who were scrabbling over one another in their frenzied attempts to escape the intruder in their midst. Their panicked honking filtered through her ear muffs. Whatever the intruder was, it was colossal! And it wasn’t floating either. Just hovering above the water.

“Why have you stopped?”

Miera’s irate tone pricked Kayla’s consciousness and she automatically countered, “Because, I’ve never seen anything like that. Have you?”

Something in Kayla’s tone made Miera finally stop and pay attention. She jogged back to where Kayla stood, studying Kayla as she did so. What she saw was disconcerting. Kayla was ghostly pale and totally focused on whatever was happening on the water. Miera swiveled her head toward the geese. She couldn’t spot anything other than the frantic birds. But Kayla obviously could. Her attention was honed in on a spot near the middle of the lake. As Miera watched, Kayla’s head lifted, as though whatever it was that she was so intent on had taken flight.

Indeed it had. Kayla’s bemusement as the creature lifted higher was quickly replaced by disgust. Repulsed, Kayla put her hand over her mouth. Ugh! It was awful! Like some horrendously misshapen bird, if it could even be termed a bird. How could it be, with that long, scaly neck and that bizarre tail?

Standing at the angle she was, Kayla craned her neck, squinting to see more of the tail which was obscured by the senseless geese. What she saw didn’t bode well. The tail was long and tapered with an odd bulge at the end. Shouldn’t it be flared? And where were the feathers? Instead, the tail looked . . . hard and scaly. Like the neck. The beast lumbered upward and then twisted, allowing Kayla her first true glimpse of the entire tail. A smothered scream escaped her lips. What she was seeing was undeniable—the stinger of a gigantic scorpion!

Miera jumped, startled by Kayla’s unexpected scream. Her eyes never left Kayla’s face, now a mask of horror, and when Kayla jerked backwards involuntarily, Miera rushed forward, grasping Kayla by the elbows to steady her. Worried, Miera supported Kayla as she swayed. There was no doubt in Miera’s mind that whatever Kayla thought she was seeing, it was obviously scaring her out of her wits. Peering at the area Kayla’s eyes were glued to, Miera still couldn’t find anything amiss. Gently, she moved her hands up to Kayla’s shoulders.

“Hey, are you okay? Do we need to walk a bit?” Although Kayla turned her head toward Miera, her gaze was vacant. Miera shook her friend a little. “Girl, talk to me! I need to know you’re alright.”

Kayla stared at Miera. How could she be so calm? Then the stunning realization hit. Miera couldn’t see it. Examining Miera’s concerned face, devoid of any fear, Kayla finally understood. Whatever she was seeing, it was visible only to her.

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