Noel
I froze. The two men before me looked strange—dangerous even. They weren’t just standing there casually; no, they were smirking, their eyes flickering with something sinister, something I didn’t like. My stomach twisted as I slowly moved back into the water, thinking maybe, just maybe, the distance would be enough to keep them at bay. But instead of deterring them, it only made their smirks widen as if they found my reaction amusing. I swallowed hard, forcing myself to keep my voice steady as I asked.
"What do you want?" I knew what the answer would be, but I needed to hear it from them. I needed to see if they had the audacity to say it outright. They didn’t answer right away. Instead, their eyes traveled over me, slow and deliberate, filled with something that made my skin crawl.
