Emily stood motionless as a new wave of confusion washed over her. What had brought that look of fear and repulsion to the woman’s face? Emily had never seen anyone react to her that way before. Something was very, very wrong here. But with the woman gone, Emily was no closer to understanding what was going on. She sank back down to the sand, more lost than ever.
Emily’s mind raced as she tried to make sense of everything. Could she have fallen asleep on the beach and somehow slept through the day?. No, that wasn’t possible. She couldn’t have slept for seven hours straight. But what had happened in that time?!