"Okay, we're coming!" he says.
Even though you know they're on their way, when you see the cabin door open you still flinch.
"What are you even doing in there?" Addy asks as you and Anuja climb out.
"We have to go inside somewhere, we have to leave, now," Anuja says, her fingers digging into your arm as she pulls you further away from the boat.
Diego follows right behind you. "What happened?"
"I'll tell you once we're inside!" she snaps.
"We were attacked," you explain so they'll understand the seriousness of the situation.
"What?" Addy shouts. "By who?"
"By that thing in the fog!" Anuja shouts back, her voice cracking.
Addy wrenches your baseball bat away. "I swear, if Caleb is out here, I'm going to destroy him," they say, then take off into the fog.
"Addy, no! It wasn't him!" you call after them. "It isn't safe!"
"It wasn't a person," Anuja says too softly for Addy to hear.
It's too late. Addy is gone.
"Damn it!" Diego says. "We're not safe out here, and Addy definitely isn't safe. Something weird is going on. The whole beach just feels…bad."
"It was their decision," Anuja says. "I'm not following them."
You are acutely aware of how vulnerable you all are out in the open like this.