Sasquatch, Love, and Other Imaginary Things by Betsy Aldredge

Author:Betsy Aldredge
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Pulse

Chapter 17

“Every single state except for Hawaii has had sightings of Sasquatch. If we look at it logically, how can all those people be imagining it?”

—Beth Randall, assistant producer, “Myth Gnomers”

As cozy as Sophie’s bed was compared to the hard ground I had been sleeping on for days, I was restless. I was positive Caroline was up to no good, and determined to find out what it was. There was no way that gorgeous, snooty Caroline would ever make out with a creep like Jake unless she wanted something badly. I just needed proof.

Finally, when the house was silent, I got up and pulled my newly mended black sweatshirt on, partly because I was cold and partly because it felt appropriate to wear black when conducting an illegal search.

I tiptoed down the hall into the living room, ears perked for any noises. The lab seemed like the most logical place to keep evidence of illicit activities. I wasn’t exactly sure what I was looking for, but I’d kick myself if I let this prime snooping opportunity pass. As I rifled through the stacks of papers and notebooks filled with numbers and formulas, I began to better understand how serious these guys were about their research. Everything was meticulously recorded. I had no idea what all the statistics indicated, or why there was an entire notebook full of phonetic notations, but it was fascinating and nerve-racking. We’d have to get equally hardcore to beat them.

I would have kept looking if it weren’t for the loud, sudden howl, which jolted me out of my reading, making me stub my toe on the desk and hop away silently swearing.

“What the hell was that?” I raced to the window but couldn’t see anything in the absolute darkness outside.

The desperate howling erupted again, and by the sound of it, the beast was close by.

Caroline rushed into the living room and moved to the window next to mine.

“What do you think it is?” I asked. “A coyote?”

She shook her head. “No, coyotes don’t howl like that,” she replied. “I’ve been analyzing audio recordings of animals as research for this project, and I’ve never heard any animal sound similar to this one.”

It took me a second to realize that something was very different about Caroline, besides the fact that she wasn’t insulting me. She was wearing a fleece nightgown and sporting a retainer and ugly square glasses.

My eyes widened in surprise. Caroline was a secret geek, trapped in a hot girl’s body. That explained a lot, really. Maybe she was just insecure.

She caught me staring at her. “What the hell are you looking at? Yes, I wear glasses. Big freaking deal. We need to get a recording now.” She snapped her fingers in my face. “Pay attention.”

She dashed into the dining room and started searching through equipment boxes.

“Are you really thinking of going out there?” I asked.

Caroline returned with a clunky piece of equipment that looked like something out of an older episode of Doctor Who. “Sure.

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