Every day, I walk 3-5 mile just to clear my head. The times vary from very early morning, to right before midnight. My neighbors have joked that I should be the neighborhood watch, because I'm out day and night.
Well, while I'm out late in the night, I hear the weirdest noise, like a rustling or a growl., coming from the creek. I'm not sure of what I heard. I decide stay on the sidewalks within the neighborhood, instead of taking the trail, because, well, you know, the killers could be hiding off trail.
I take in the sights like the moon, the open sky with stars twinkling, random aircraft and an occasional breeze through the trees. It's 11 p.m. and 90ΒΊ
After a little more than a three mile walk, I decide to head home. The streets lights are out on the major thoroughfare which leads to my rural suburban neighborhood, making it eerier than usual. As I approach my home, I get an alert from my neighborhood app, advising that a large alligator has been spotted, with a small animal in its mouth, on the street by the creek.