Mother puts both daughters inside! See now!

“Stay with me,” she murmured, brushing a strand of hair away from her older daughter’s face. “Just breathe. I’m right here.”

But even as she said it, she could feel the situation slipping beyond something simple, something manageable with just reassurance.

The breathing wasn’t improving.

If anything, it was getting worse.

Her younger daughter leaned into her now, her small body seeking stability, her earlier curiosity completely gone. There was confusion in her eyes, and something else — something that made Emma’s pulse spike even higher.

Fear.

Emma scanned the area quickly, her senses heightened, searching for anything that might explain what was happening. Nothing stood out immediately. The park looked the same as it had just minutes ago — peaceful, harmless, ordinary.

And yet, everything had changed.