Rachel Bird by Becky Citra

Author:Becky Citra
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Second Story Press
Published: 2022-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

* * *

2 A.M.

I’m lying in my bunk, waiting for morning.

If I could ask Mom one question right now, this is what it would be:

What did this family do that made you leave?

* * *

3 A.M.

“Rachel!” says Jane. “What’s that noise?”

“I don’t know. Climb up here, kiddo.”

She’s up the ladder in a flash and under my blanket. Outside, there’s the most incredible thing going on. Yipping and yodeling and high-pitched wailing. Like a choir gone crazy. It’s beautiful and eerie at the same time.

“Are they lions?” whispers Jane.

“No. Maybe they’re wolves.”

It lasts at least twenty minutes.

“It’s making me shiver,” says Jane.

“Me too.”

When it’s finally quiet, Jane says, “I might as well just stay here now.”

“No. Down you go. I’ll tuck you back in.”

I pull the blanket up to her chin.

“I wonder what it was.” She’s falling asleep. “I’ll ask Wayne.”

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