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Airbnb Creatures Sighting by Katie M

It was a cold March night, much more complicated than usual.

My boyfriend and I decided to go into the hot tub in the back of our Airbnb that we were staying at.

To be clear, we've stayed at this Airbnb before.

Typically, we like to rent a room and the owners are typically there.

They are good people. Maybe in their mid 60s, I never really thought to ask because I didn't want to, you know, seem a little too prying.

I know both of them were inside watching TV with their dog because I spoke with them on our way to the hot tub.

The house is old, probably on 12 acres of land, and backs into a state park with a large lake.

They have a decent sized pond on their property which sits behind the house just out of the reach of the lights on the house.

While soaking in the hot tub, I felt weirdly like I was being watched.

I flipped the way I was sitting so that instead of my back facing the property, it was now facing the house.

About 50 yards away, a small section of trees is just before the pond.

A light on the barn out there gives just enough light to hit the trees.

Something caught my eye next to a tree. It stood on two legs and was as tall as the trees the lowest a branch.

I sat there for who knows how long just staring at it.

My boyfriend could see that my look was very disconcerting and he could tell that I was freaked out.

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