At first she worried about animals coming to the water to drink, but she felt safer there than trapped in the claustrophobic confines of the thick jungle undergrowth. At least at the water there were no snakes. She’d rather take her chances with jaguars than snakes. Well, maybe not, but it was harder to imagine jaguars with every rustle below the ground cover. She’d found a relatively dry patch along the riverbank and used a rock to carve a niche into the mud, then lined it with ferns to make it waterproof and add insulation. She used more ferns and palm fronds to defend against the chilly mist that gathered over the river. Of course she hadn’t counted on the torrential storm that flew down the gorge, thunder ricocheting from one rock face to the next, leaving her teeth aching. No amount of padding with plants could protect her from the rain and water splashing up to her feet. But moving up into the jungle seemed even more dangerous as the ground grew muddy and unstable while lightning flashed between the trees, each strike closer than the last.
What do You think about Hollow Bones (Special Agent Caitlyn Tierney)?
