SURV!VE FOR YOURSELF ... the boyz ?!

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"Hello?"

Jacob looked up, startled by the voice coming from the other side of the truck.

Another boy came around the side, eyes widening as he saw Jacob on the ground near the corpse.

"Woah," the other boy murmured, backing away. His gaze switched from Jacob to the body, and back. "You... what did you do?"

"Wait." Jacob stood up hurriedly, holding out his hands. "I didn't do this," he tried to explain, gesturing wildly. "I only found this just a couple of moments ago. I swear."

The other boy eyed him as if he didn't believe that, but slowly came closer. He made a face at the melted body. "What do you think happened, then?"

Jacob shook his head. "I don't think I want to know."

The (younger?) boy's eyes wandered behind Jacob. "Well, whatever the thing that did this to the poor guy is, it's going places."

Jacob followed his gaze past the corpse and into the forest, almost parallel to the forest trail. He knew where the trail led — his dorm building.

"Do you think it's looking for more?" the other boy wondered aloud. He glanced down at the body again, shuddering. "I'd hate to be its next victim."

Jacob turned back around to the boy, eyes wide with worry. "We have to stop it."

The other boy frowned. "And how would we do that?"

"I don't know, but I do know that whatever it is, it's heading in the direction of my dorm building." Jacob argued.

"Good thing you're not there, then."

"I'm not," Jacob said. "But my roommate is."

The other boy face-palmed. "Fine." He gave in.