【II. Empty Body】

  That could only have been a nightmare . Yes, it must have been a very crazy nightmare.

  To get out of bed , he felt weakened body and again the taste of bile in his throat . He was bandaged left arm and his neck was stiff . Then everything was happening really. If so , perhaps he could say goodbye to friends one last time in the forest . He dressed a bit wobbly and headed for the hallway . He opened the door slowly and did not hear anyone. Phillip should be in school and the mother was certainly working , because I had a thermos of coffee and a box of cereal and milk on the table . Logan would not eat now , he first wanted to know if friends were still there .

  He was with a clean coat and so could go into the woods again. The way he had done was still there , the footprints did not lie . The sensations last night dominated him completely, along with the feeling of guilt for having left alive all this . The mysterious steps and disappeared autumnal wind carried the dried leaves you.

  Traces of Jasper . However , the body was no longer there. The blood was drying on the grass , but no sign of the corpse friend somewhere. He went quickly to where he had seen Harvey . The trail was still there , however , he again found only blood and the same friend lost ball baseball . Logan was disappointed . Could not go to the cemetery because he had to go to school to train because they have a game night . He went to school even without coffee.

- At least the captain survived . I'm sorry for the other two , who were close friends know .

- Thank you . - Logan replied , apathetic .

  The manager shrugged and soon began warming . Teammates tried to lift the mood of it , but the smile did not last long Logan . The fact of not being able to use his left arm made ​​everything more difficult because he was left-handed . However , the team depended on him and he would not play for the victory of the school , but for the death of his friends were not in vain.

  The stadium lights were on and a large crowd was watching the game, which was tied . Logan did not participate much this time as the coach was concerned about his recovery . Furthermore , the team's performance was satisfactory, they had lost two of the three major players and the only one left was the damaged arm.

  The range started and the players could get some rest . Even outside the game , Logan rose from the bench to greet teammates for the effort .

- You were right on the field . I'm sorry for not being able to help .

- We'll fix . - Johnny , a player of the same height with dark skin Logan smiled and patted the back of the captain - But seriously now : What kind of animal is that wood ?

  Logan nodded his head negatively .

- Not an animal . We heard human steps before entering there.

  Johnny arched eyebrow .

- Are you sure ? How could anyone live there ?

- I do not know , but one or two people who were attacked in the woods and then they hit me .

- You did not see who it was ?

- Yes , but only a shadow that told me that the lifeline was fragile and delicate . After that I collapsed on the floor.

- They will be missed - Johnny said with regret - but we have to keep going . After all, they would not like to leave the team playing so well .

- You are right . - Logan grinned - In the next game will be better.

- Is what we expect , Captain .