July 26th excerpt:
Outside the cabin, the peaceful night had turned. A storm was coming.
Trees shuddered under the sudden gusts of wind. The tall branches bowed under the power, and raindrops glistened against the vibrant green leaves. Full summer had come to the forest, but with it a storm that no newscaster had predicted. A roar sounded against the cabin’s walls as a blast of pure power surged by, debris caught listlessly in the relentless force.
A bolt of lightning arced through the sky, sending sparks in all directions. The clouds lit up, foreboding for all that they weren’t there just ten minutes before.
With that bolt of lightning, something had changed.
As the peal of thunder rocked the cabin, something crashed into the roof and rolled off into the underbrush.
Brothers Apart 