"It's the black damn fog," John spat, the words coming out as a faint roar through his clenched teeth.
"I should have known. I should have linked that fog in the basement to the one we experienced before. It didn't just infected her; it's already spreading inside her."
The mention of thebBlack fog, the thing that still haunted Ricky's darkest nightmares, caused the youth to tremble visibly. A look of pure horror washed over Ricky's face, a reaction so intense that it caught the attention of every teacher and the Headmaster. They realised then that this wasn't a random thing; it was a real threat.
"Make way!" the Headmaster ordered, his voice cutting through the chatter like a command from a god. The authority in his tone was absolute. "Let him handle whatever is hidden in her body. Everyone else, back off!"
