That shattered whatever composure Jenna had left. "You all saw the creature devour someone?"
There was silence. Riri clung to her even more. She went rigid at the question. Her heartbeat intensified.
Stanley pressed his lips into a thin line, unwilling to relive that horrifying moment.
As for Mimi, she looked even smaller as she tried to hide away. Still, she responded, voice small. "…Yes."
Jenna's heartbeat skipped. Stanley hadn't given her the details of what happened to the siblings. She thought they only saw the creature from afar. But now, hearing that, her mind exploded with panic.
"We'll talk about this again." With that, she went to the pond alone, unscrewed the cap of the bottle of water, drank a little and replaced it with water from the fountain of life. She shook the bottle for a few seconds.
Don't filling the bottle, Jenna drank half of it, waiting for effect.
