#Chapter 38: The Cruel Passage of Time

It hadn’t just been that blood was spilled in the forest. No, a small, weak tree had even crashed to the ground, the wood splattered with blood flecks. I found out after taking a look, using my binoculars from my car before going to school. I don’t understand at all, though. There’s no way in the world a wolf would be strong enough to fell a tree. Moreover, the paw prints on the ground seemed entirely too big, more akin to a bear or something. I looked it up on my phone just to check, but while shaped like a dog’s paws, it was just too big. I feel like I understand less of this situation the longer it goes on, with reports of wolf attacks now accompanied by bear attacks. Moreover, a new report comes out from a police leak, stating that the blood came from a human, though unidentified. That report put my house on the radar. Well, not my house specifically, but because it was so close to the area, they might as well have decided to target my family. Mom would get bothered by