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“Quittin’ time! Catch’ya on the flip side, dudes!”
Wendy saluted casually as she headed out the door of the Mystery Shack. It had been a pretty quiet work day, which was just the way she liked it. There had even been time for a wet paper towel contest between her and the guys. She smiled lazily as she thought of her triumphant win over Soos and the twins. It had been a good game, but her throwing arm had always been strong.
The girl’s phone buzzed three times in quick succession. Pulling it out of her pocket, she scanned the notifications from her friends’ group chat that were rapidly filling up the screen. It looked like Thompson was picking everyone up to hang out at the cemetery later. Sounded good to her!
Before Wendy could swipe open the messages to respond, a low rumble echoed from within the woods. The ground shook following the noise, spitting pebbles into the air and sending birds scattering from the tops of trees.
The redhead stumbled, barely managing to hold onto her cell, “Woah—” Everything went still as fast as it had started. Looking around, Wendy bit her lip. She could ignore it. She could continue on her way home and hope for the best, but she knew she had to check it out.
“What the heck was that..?” She mumbled to no one in particular as she strayed from the path and stepped into the first trees on the outskirts of the woods. With any luck, it would be something that wouldn’t hear her coming.
