Chapter Fifty

Nathan and Gavin were coming back from their short visit and Gavin had just rolled his window down, when he heard gun shots.

“What the hell?” He said, looking at Nathan who was on alert immediately.

“This road leads to the woods behind the house doesn't it?” Nathan asked.

“Yes, but who would be shooting and why?”

“There’s no one who lives around here and the woods are prohibited to enter after sun down. Something’s not right. I’ll give the police a call.” Nathan swiftly dialed 911 and gave the details to the dispatch.

Another round of shots were fired and Nathan jumped every time a shot echoed in the night, shredding his nerves into tatters. His fingers were digging into the door handle so hard there would surely be indentions left if he were ever able to pry his hand loose.

"They're wild shots, Nathan. Whoever is shooting doesn’t have a good aim." Gavin tried to calm him even as he strained to hear better, never taking his eyes off the road.

"How do you know?"

"The shot