She shook her head and continued hurriedly towards home. Nothing about this day was making any sense. Between the vanishing beachgoers, the repulsed old woman, and now the bizarrely suspicious man, everything felt upside down.
As Emily neared her house, she could only hope her family had answers. This twisted day had to end soon before she lost her grip on reality completely. She needed the familiar comfort of home and her parents’ loving support now more than ever.