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

Praying he wasn’t about to regret his decision, Keston placed his hand in Ness’s, and there was the jolt he expected, a warm tingle to his very core. “I’ll be okay, Molly. He’s uh.” Keston cast around for the right answer, getting to his feet. “He’s a friend I’ve recently become reacquainted with.”


Astute, Molly shifted her gaze between the two of them, not buying his lie for a second. Yet as a child, what could she do? “Okay, if you say so.” Then she threw a glare at Ness, hands on her hips. “But just so you know, I’ll be in the hall and if I have to, I’ll get my mom so you better behave yourself.”


With a hand to his chest and that award winning, ever so charming smile, Ness said, “aye, ye need not worry. I wish to have a few words with Keston. I mean him all the best.”


Chapter 16