After a while a doctor came into her room. “Emily, we looked at the data from your smartwatch. You were asleep for almost seven hours on the beach,” he said, his voice steady yet laced with concern. Emily’s heart skipped a beat. The silence in the room was thick, and every second that ticked by felt heavy and ominous. The doctor cleared his throat before continuing: “It means whatever – or whoever – did this to you, did it while you were asleep.”
A chill ran down Emily’s spine. The tranquil scenes of the beach, the gentle lapping waves, the warmth of the sun – Now, everything appeared threatening, and every memory carried an unnoticed sense of danger. What had happened to her in those vulnerable moments on the beach? Or as the doctor suggested, who had happened to her?!