That Night On The Lake Page

The silence didn't stay quiet for long. A rhythmic thrum began to vibrate through the floorboards of the boat. It wasn't a sound, really—more like a heartbeat felt in the soles of his feet. Elias looked over the edge.

He rowed back to shore in a fever, but he never told a soul. Some secrets are meant to stay under the surface, and some nights are meant to change you in ways the daylight can never explain. That Night on the Lake

Elias reached out, his hand trembling. As his finger brushed the cold, vertical wall of water, the humming stopped. The pillar collapsed instantly, a heavy splash drenching him to the bone. The silence didn't stay quiet for long