Her parents exchanged anxious glances. “Let’s call the police. They can help us get medical treatment, figure out what caused this”, her dad declared, wrapping a protective arm around Emily as they hurried inside. As they looked at her changed appearance, Emily could see the fear in their eyes. They were just as perplexed by this nightmare as she was. However, Emily knew that they would uncover the truth behind what had happened to her after she had fallen asleep on the beach. They were determined to get to the bottom of this, and Emily was certain of that.
Emily sat nervously in the backseat as her parents sped towards the police station. She couldn’t shake the dread that something sinister had happened to her at the beach. Her mother’s face, etched with worry, intermittently glanced back at her through the rear-view mirror. Her father’s grip on the steering wheel was firm, betraying an anxiety he tried to mask.