Rawr by Eddie Generous

Author:Eddie Generous [Generous, Eddie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Horror, Animals
ISBN: 1922323098
Google: zd-CywEACAAJ
Amazon: B07ZNCPNWH
Goodreads: 48610922
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2019-10-27T05:00:00+00:00

9

“Mrs. Hill?”

“Yeah. Who’s this?” Stacy had become especially wary of her cellphone and social media after some of the so-called news outlets skewed the meaning behind her abrupt statement and then individuals posted and re-posted, taking more steps further with each share.

“This is Kermit Buckwalter. We spoke at the hospital.”

“Oh.”

“You were correct. There’s something out there.”

“Okay, did you tell the news? Because I need some fucking vindication and somebody better clear my name. This is bullshit. I was told to stay home from work until things cooled down. I can’t afford that!”

The ranger paused a moment, hadn’t thought anything about all the junk he’d seen on Facebook. He needed her because the cops needed him. “Yeah, okay. Maybe you should talk to Burgess too.”

“What?” She rubbed her eye. She’d been sitting on the couch watching the 1959 adaptation of Journey to the Center of the Earth in an attempt to distract herself from checking her phone or computer. She hadn’t realized how addicted she’d become. “Why can’t you do it?”

“We need you to guide us on the trails.”

She sat up then. “Guide you where?” Two separate alarm bells rang. One, more attention meant she’d be in the spotlight for longer. Two, helping the cops locate a beast by trail knowledge would make a hell of a chapter and maybe she wouldn’t have to self-publish the damned book.

“Where do we think he’ll go next?”

“You think it’s a he? How do you know?”

Kermit backtracked. “Sorry, just how I say stuff. It’s an it until we know otherwise. Will you help us?”

“If the cops clear my name and say they were wrong and condescending and sexist and blind.”

Kermit paused, then said, “Probably get them to say you were right about the bear not being the same as this thing. I doubt they’ll go for all that other stuff.”

“Yeah. I know. Where do you need me to be?”

—

Kermit had been to all the sites by mid-afternoon, but stayed away from the cops. He needed to think. The predator was vicious and big. He tried to imagine what the video he saw online revealed, but clearer, tried to imagine a high definition encounter and found that he couldn’t.

As a boy he believed in bigfoot, even as a young man, after a few drinks, he could be swayed into agreement with the mythical beast’s existence, but sober and in his forties, not a chance. He’d been to the hot spots and had seen firsthand supposed-proof. Talk about wishful thinking. Bigfoot hunters were delusional, so obsessive, so willing to believe that they found clues everywhere. They reminded him of those people who see Jesus on a piece of toast or a mold spot of the Virgin Mary. Fanatics dying for validation of faith.

Suddenly, he wondered if he shouldn’t call someone who knew. This beast was big and furry and damned if you couldn’t add the two together to get a widespread belief incarnate.

He climbed into his truck and headed for the police station, passing one of three motels surrounding the town.

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