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

What he focused on, however, was the flicker of light from within the depths of the old place. Why, of all places, would someone be inside? Clutching the pocketknife, Keston climbed out of the Sentra. His voice of reason told him to get back into the sedan and leave, forget his quest to find another soul in the forest, or to figure out where the Scotsman, Ness, lay his head.


For all I know he’s a maniac on the run and squatting in this squalor. His grip on the knife tightened. Waist high plants parted as he made his way slowly to the cabin.


Chapter 10