Firestone Hot Springs dark vacay

a hill sloped gently down peppered with rocks and at its top they stood talking loud words which made the ears of sunbathing tk at its base prick up straight in surprise then fast fear and panic and confusion? and fear again so strong it rooted runnerdog to the ground head neck belly tail all flat like old-gum-on-pavement stuck. 

heart beating bam bam bam as confusion? came back because words spoken up above were strange weird familiar and it made side of skull beat just as loud trying to rememberthink.

one left eventually but from small noises up tk could tell other was still there and now something wanted herhim to rise but it wasn't racethinking of escape it was question.

rodyn rodyn rodyn and kktx and ksma and and rick? and some other funny names were in forefront of mind as stiff-legged tk crawled the soft hill until headearssnout poked over curve of it to look at -- gasp -- whitewolfbeastthing. there. menacing.

instead of greeting, tk let out a long sad apologetic whine.