Chapter 145

"Do you guys think there are people living around?" Brenda asked after she lowered her binoculars. Her brows pulled together as she squinted to see through the thick branches of the trees.

"It's very unlikely. What did you see?" Dave, her boyfriend asked and moved closer to her to look out the window as well.

The treehouse they were in had been built years ago by the grandparents of her best friend, Allison. The girls had then arranged to spend three weeks of their summer holiday in the treehouse with their boyfriends before they all went off to college.

"I've noticed that little shack a few metres away from here. I'm sure Allison and Shawn would love to check it out as well."

"Let me see," Dave opted and took the binoculars from her.

"That doesn't look like a habitable place at all, babe," Dave said jokingly as he returned the binoculars. "I'm sure there are hundreds of similar structures gathered around here. There were so many similar cottages here