Theresa hummed a cheerful tune, pinning the notice on the bulletin board, when a sudden explosion of screams pierced the air. Her heart skipped a beat. She spun toward the window, her hands trembling as she rushed to see what had stirred such panic.
Expecting the worst—an accident, an injury—relief swept over her when she saw the children outside, all unharmed, but their faces were frozen in awe, eyes fixed skyward. She followed their gaze, dread creeping up her spine, and her breath caught in her throat.
There, slicing through the sky, was something that should not exist. Its unnatural form moved with a hypnotic grace, almost mesmerizing in its strangeness. Every fiber in her body screamed to look away, but she couldn’t. Theresa’s pulse quickened as the weight of the unknown pressed down, gripping her mind in terror.