At first, it felt like I had tripped… or skipped a step on a long staircase, but as soon as I got to the forest, where I often meet with my cousin and twin brother, the first thing I noticed was the deafening silence.

No birds chirping, no crickets, and no rustling of leaves. I thought nothing of it at first, until I got to the creek. Or at least… where the creek used to be. What I saw when I arr...