Tang Xiaonan and Amanda Chapman were walking home from school. Their final exams were tomorrow, and after that, summer vacation would begin. But Tang Xiaonan couldn't feel happy. She was trying to recall a fuzzy memory, but it just wouldn't come to her.
"Xiaonan, be careful! You almost fell into the pond!"
Amanda Chapman yanked her back. Tang Xiaonan snapped out of it, realizing she had unknowingly wandered to the edge of the pond. She had nearly fallen in, but thankfully, Amanda had pulled her back.
A frightened Tang Xiaonan scrambled a few steps away, putting a good distance between herself and the pond. This pond belonged to Xavier Village. It was several acres large and extremely deep. In previous years, children had often had accidents here, and even adults had drowned. It was said that there were water monkeys in the pond that would drag children from the bank into the water. No one knew if it was true, but the pond's sinister aura was undeniable.
