Man Thought It Was Just A Rock, Then An Expert Tells Him This

The Old Photograph

Tom stared at the photograph. The stone in the image looked just like his. It had the same flower-like center, the same rough-looking rim.

He shivered. “What is it?” he asked quietly. Dr. Grant didn’t answer right away. He read from his notes, voice tight. “This was found at a quarantined site, decades ago.”