The silence broke in an instant.
One moment it was just waves, wind, and a happy dog. The next, a pale, alien mass lay sprawled on the shore, its ghostly strands glistening like wet hair in the weak morning light. I froze, heart pounding, as my dog strained toward it. I took photos, sent messages, waited for someone to tell me it was harmless. No one could. No one even knew what it trul… Continues…