Those Empty Eyes by Charlie Donlea

Author:Charlie Donlea [Donlea, Charlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-12-07T00:00:00+00:00

The campfire was dying. He stayed hidden in the spot he had staked out after dinner—a small clearing in the woods behind the trunk of a sturdy oak. The location provided a perfect view of Mr. Lolland’s cabin. Off in the distance he saw the campsite begin to thin as his fellow campers concluded the night with the Montague Pledge and headed to their cabins. It was forty minutes later, after cabin lights blinked off, that he saw Mr. Lolland’s door open.

He pressed himself against the trunk of the oak and waited until Mr. Lolland was a good way into camp before he crept from the shadow of the oak and started his silent march through the forest as he followed. He watched through the foliage as Mr. Lolland passed through the area of camp reserved for second-year campers. Stepping through a stream, he crept closer to the edge of the forest to get a better view as Mr. Lolland entered the area where first-year recruits were housed and approached a cabin.

A minute later, Mr. Lolland emerged from the cabin with a girl by his side. He retraced his steps as he followed them through camp, eventually returning to the small clearing behind the sturdy oak. It was there that his life changed. It was there that he watched Jerry Lolland lead the girl into his cabin. It was there that he hesitated. He should have done so many things. He should have run from the woods and stopped Mr. Lolland from taking the girl into his cabin. He should have run to the main lodge and found the other counselors and told them what was happening. But to do that would mean to admit that the same thing had happened to him, and the shame he harbored from his time in Jerry Lolland’s cabin was greater than the guilt he felt for allowing it to happen to someone else.

He didn’t stop Mr. Lolland that night. But as he stood in the dark shadows of the forest, he came up with a plan to make sure Jerry Lolland never hurt anyone again.

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