Mother puts both daughters inside! See now!

Her daughter tried to answer but couldn’t quite get the words out. Another cough cut through the attempt, harsher this time.

Behind her, she heard a small, unsteady step.

Emma turned again, her eyes widening as she saw her younger daughter struggling to stand upright. The slight sway had turned into something more noticeable, her movements uncertain, her posture unsteady in a way that didn’t belong in a carefree afternoon.

Two children. Both affected. At the same time.

That was no coincidence.

The air around her suddenly felt different — heavier somehow, though she couldn’t explain why. Her mind raced, trying to piece together what could be happening. Had they eaten something? Touched something? Was it something in the environment?

Her instincts screamed one thing clearly: this wasn’t normal.

“Okay,” Emma said, more to herself than to them, forcing her voice into something firm, something controlled. “We’re going to sit down. Right now.”