While Keston enjoys his occasional video game tournaments with the kid across the hall, he's grown tired of the daily grind of his job. With a bit of a push from his boss, he heads out for a weekend at his family's cabin in Kona Woods. A little time away from the hustle and bustle sounds like just the thing he needs.<br><br>Turns out he isn't alone, though, as there are others lurking in the shadows. When a near-death experience brings Ness waltzing into his life, everything Keston thought he knew is turned upside down, and he runs in fear.<br><br>But will facing what scares him bring to Keston's life what it's missing most?

The Murky Depths

“The guy who saved your life,” came the reply. Keston tried to place the man’s accent, pegging it to be either Irish or Scottish. The guy got to his feet and approached him. “I saw ye go over and rushed in to help ye, figured drowning was the last thing ye wanted to do today.”


“You…saved me?” Keston mused. The way he’d been tossed about, had failed to reach the surface, it seemed impossible for someone to cross the distance and drag him back to safety. Even the slightly muscular guy before him. “How?”


“I’m a good swimmer,” he replied, flashing a smile.


“Okay, yeah, sure.” Keston cast his gaze around the shore, hoping to see the canoe, only to be left disappointed. “Well, thanks, I guess.” Then he scrunched up his face, frowning. “Wait, were you sitting here this whole time to keep an eye on me?”


“A normal person would have called the police or something.”


Chapter 7