Silver Lake He threw with all his might but the third stone came skipping back. He lowered his eyes slowly to rest upon the stone that now was resting in the cool shoreline at his feet. Taking in shallow, shaky breaths, the young man stared at the stone, fear consuming his mind. Shivers went up his spine even though the summer sun was beating down on his trembling body. He slowly bent down and, with …
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…head being swiftly pulled below the surface. He tried to scream but it was too late. He struggled to pull his body up, but the grasp only became tighter, pulled him down deeper. He watched the small speck of light that was the surface disappear. Soon, his back was against the lake's sandy bottom. Just before he died, he saw the decayed, barely recognizable body. A body of another Watson boy that disappeared years ago.