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We got rained on this morning. Mischa discovered his backpack isn\u2019t waterproof. Nothing\u2019s ruined and it dried out enough that his clothes should be fine tomorrow. We have clothes hanging off all the tree branches. Bigger camping site tonight. There\u2019s a couple of lean-tos with raised platforms. The four of us can fit in one, so we don\u2019t need to put our tents up. Liam had a tarp he\u2019s hung over the front so it\u2019s more private. Should keep out the wind. Hopefully it won\u2019t rain or Mischa\u2019s out of luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other lean-to has a group of girls in it. They were here when we hiked in. You should have seen their eyes when they saw us. They looked like they\u2019d won the lottery. And then Quinn said, \u201cHe-ey!\u201d and the disappointment that fell across their faces\u2026 oh man, I couldn\u2019t help but laugh. Not that they\u2019re totally out of luck. Mischa\u2019s pan and Liam\u2019s bi, when he bothers looking. Guess that makes me and Quinn the wingmen. They seem like nice girls, though. They didn\u2019t hike the whole trail. They started in Carlton so they\u2019ve only got a couple more days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a small lake just a stone\u2019s throw from the campsite. Maybe that\u2019s why it\u2019s so popular. It should be a good night. Nice to have more people around. Maybe nothing weird will happen, or maybe someone else will be here to notice if it does. I didn\u2019t tell the guys about last night. I don\u2019t need any more jokes made about me. It\u2019d almost be funny if it hadn\u2019t been so strange. I\u2019ve never had that happen like that before. Stray boners + wet dreams, sure, but I was wide awake. Right? I think I was. Falling asleep at the firepit would be an easier explanation. At least that couple looked happy this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, great. Mish has a bottle. Guess it\u2019s going to be that kind of night. The girls don\u2019t seem to be unwilling to partake. All we need is\u2026 who the hell brought a wireless speaker on a hike? Nothing quite like communing with nature with country tunes wailing. And Liam\u2019s dancing, which means Quinn\u2019s dancing. I need a drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Night\u2026 Quinn\u2019s telling me to turn out the light, but I don\u2019t think that\u2019s a good idea. They\u2019re still out there, calling. Once again it\u2019s me being the voice of\u2026 reason? Ha. Unreason. Why can I see this shit and no one else can? This is insane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The night was fine. Little drinking, little dancing. No problem until one of the girls suggested skinny dipping. Mish\u2019s drunk ass was in the water almost before she\u2019d said the words. Liam was stripping down, one of the girls pulling him along. Another girl dove in with Mish. A blonde pulled off her shirt and turned to Quinn. She said something to him and he laughed but didn\u2019t follow. Not like we needed front row seats to Liam & Mischa show. Still, I don\u2019t know. The night was warm, we’ve been hiking a couple of days\u2026 a swim to cool off and wash off some of the seat + dirt didn\u2019t sound so bad. I shrugged to Quinn and we walked down to the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, I couldn\u2019t see anything, but I could hear Liam talking and Mish laughing. Lots of splashing around. When I could finally make them out in the water, I saw who they were swimming with. What they were swimming with. The girls in the water were\u2026 scary. Monstrous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still pretty much human shaped, but their hair was like tangled weeds. Their skin looked weird, dappled green and gray, though it was dark. Still, enough light to see their eyes were unnaturally large and their mouths wider than they should have been. The blonde who’d been talking to Quinn was closest, just a few feet into the lake. Her hands were webbed and her fingers long, with claws. She turned and called for Quinn to come into the water. Even her voice changed, taking on a garbled sound, like it was fighting to get out of her throat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I grabbed Quinn before he stepped into the water. He turned and asked me what my problem was. He obviously didn\u2019t see what I saw. The girl called him again, her voice higher pitched than before. It made me want to cover my ears, but Quinn turned to her. She reached out with one hand, the other hand plucked at one nipple and then the other, as if she was trying to entice him\u2026 news flash, he\u2019s not interested in women\u2019s breasts\u2026 except he started to walk out to ther. I called his name, but he ignored me. It was like she was hypnotizing him, the way he just walked into the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before he got too far, I grabbed him and yanked him back to the shore. He kept trying to get past me but he wasn\u2019t fighting me. He didn\u2019t even really seem to notice me. I dragged him all the way back to the fire before he finally stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tried yelling to Liam and Mischa but they never looked my way. They were out too far into the water for me to get to them. Obviously, they weren\u2019t seeing what I did.  And from the sound of things, they are enjoying themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quinn was real quiet for a while before he snapped out of it. He just blinked and looked around. Asked where Mischa + Liam were, then shook his head when he heard the sounds from the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We turned in. I\u2019m keeping an eye on Quinn. I hear that blonde calling sometimes. Her voice sounds almost normal, but I gave Quinn some earplugs and he doesn\u2019t seem to hear her calling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope the guys are okay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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