Susan’s heart pounded in her chest as she strained to make sense of Lily’s fragmented and disjointed descriptions. The little girl’s voice, trembling with a mix of fear and hunger, made Susan’s instincts flare with concern.
Just as she tried to coax more information from Lily, a faint, eerie sound crackled through the phone—a quiet, unsettling thud that seemed almost otherworldly in its suddenness. The sound was so soft it could easily be missed, but Susan’s trained ears detected the unsettling noise, sending a chill down her spine.
“Lily, is there anyone else in the house with you?” Susan’s voice, usually calm and steady, was now tinged with a sharp urgency. Her mind raced, trying to piece together the significance of the mysterious call.