Hikers Spot Plane In Woods, Then Realize Why It’s There

Signs of life

Jason’s beam caught writing etched into the metal. Unreadable messages from people long gone. He froze, uneasy. “Someone lived here,” he murmured.

Ben crouched beside a cracked pair of glasses, fingertips brushing dust. The silence around them grew heavier, every creak magnified until their breaths sounded too loud.