Chapter 408

• “What the fuck “I muttered to myself as I listened to the crunch of gravel under my truck tires as I pulled in front of a massive gate.
• I couldn’t see anything, as the gate was at the edge of a forest bordering a side street in which a ghost town would envy the patronage. I noticed a little metal box with a button on the gate that sort of looked like a speaker box. I climbed out of my truck and approached the box.
• “ Uh, hello? I spoke uncertainty into the speaker while pressing the button, unsure of how close I had to be to pick up my voice.