Chapter 12

Montana and Rufus kept walking, hoping they’d find any signs they had gone this way. They stepped over dead logs and avoided holes from animals as they went deeper and deeper into the woods.

The air seemed to become a few degrees cooler, and the light a lot dimmer.

“We should probably head back.” Rufus stopped walking and waited on Montana to do the same. “We can try again tomorrow.”

That stopped Montana in his tracks. He looked at Rufus with a sadness he’d never seen him wear before.

“You don’t hear that?” Montana suddenly asked. Rufus focused on his hearing. Sure enough, there were voices. One of which sounded like Zoran.

“Sir, I didn’t find them at the house but I didn’t see them in the woods either.”

“Well look again! You can’t expect me to believe that they just gave up that quickly. We can’t have them here, now go find them, and don’t come back until you do.” They heard another man scream.

“Yes sir. Sorry, sir.” The voice responded followed by silence.

“They must be looking for