The beach had always been her refuge, her go-to spot whenever life got tough. It had been that way since her childhood. The sound of the waves crashing against the shore never failed to comfort her; it was as if, with each wave, her worries were carried away.
However, Emily had no idea that things were about to take a turn for the worse. The tranquility of the beach, with its soothing ocean sounds, was merely the calm before a storm she could never have predicted. If only she had chosen a different day to visit the beach…
Emily’s eyes snapped open, and a sudden, harsh sting of the moon’s brilliance overwhelmed her vision. She squinted, her eyes adjusting to the dim light of the evening. The gentle caress of the ocean breeze did little to soothe the strange feeling that consumed every inch of her body. It was a feeling unfamiliar, unsettling. “Wha-what happened?” Emily’s voice, a fragile whisper, “what’s going on?!”