Chapter 5: The Shattered Innocence
Chapter 5: The Shattered Innocence
Unknown to Clara, the garden was not as empty as she believed.
Hidden behind the sprawling, oversized ferns near the patio, little Leo had been playing quietly with his toys. His wide, terrified eyes had witnessed the entire, horrifying ordeal. He saw the angry woman in the white suit push his mother. He saw the water violently swallow her whole.
For a split second, the little boy was paralyzed by sheer, unadulterated terror. He dropped his toy, his tiny hands trembling. Then, his chest heaved, and a surge of desperate adrenaline propelled him forward. He sprinted out from behind the dense foliage, his voice tearing through the quiet morning air with shattering, raw desperation.
"Dad, save mom!"
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The scream was piercing, high-pitched, and echoing with absolute horror.
Clara whipped her head around, her smug, victorious expression instantly draining away, replaced by a mask of pure, unfiltered panic. She hadn't seen the boy. Her heart hammered against her ribs like a trapped bird as she realized her perfect, untraceable crime was unravelling in mere seconds.
