But then, out of nowhere, a sound broke the eerie silence on the beach. “Wait, what was that?”, Emily whispered. She whipped her head around at the sound of a bark in the distance. Could it be? She jumped up and saw a small figure far down the beach: an elderly woman walking her dog!
“Wait! Please wait!”, Emily cried out in desperation. She took off sprinting through the sand, her legs burning with exhaustion. But she didn’t stop, couldn’t stop. As she got closer, she could see it was a white fluffy dog bounding happily in front of its owner.