Chapter 28

After lunch, Phyllis was taken aside for a chat by the director’s team. When she came back rubbing her eyes, she found only Bblythe left in the living

room.

“Where did everyone go?” Phyllis asked.

Bblythe shrugged. Tm not sure, maybe they went to get water?”

Phyllis looked around, glancing towards the kitchen. The kitchen’s this way, right? I’ll go check

“Should be ”

Suddenly, a shrill scream, muffled and terrified, rang through their ears. Phyllis froze, whipping her head towards Bblythe. Bblythe also stood up from the couch in shock. That sounded like Hubery. Let’s go check it out!”

They headed towards the back door, the cameraman hot on their heels. As soon as Phyllis pushed open the back door, she stopped in her tracks, spun around, and instinctively shoved the cameraman back out.

The cameraman stumbled, nearly falling, looking confused.

Phyllis quickly shut the back door, blocking the cameraman’s path. They’re not outside,” she quickly explained.

Bblythe, still pale from the horrifying scene she’d glimpsed, hurriedly added, “Yeah, yeah, they’re not in there.”

The cameraman looked puzzled. “But we heard noises from outside.”

Before he could finish, another familiar scream echoed from outside the door.

“Move! What the hell is happening out there?” the cameraman tried to push past.

door handle, refusing to let

the cameraman decided to go

outside, Josiah was yanked back for the sixth time by Egbert as he tried to intervene.

though it was winter, Josiah was sweating from the urgency. “Mr. Reed, let me

be having a blast, dunking Hubery underwater for a minute, pulling him out for a

rounds, she showed no signs of tiring and continued the

as well. Josiah tried to pull free from Egbert’s grip “If you don’t let me go, someone’s really going to

“She knows when

Hubery was about to drown!

he finished speaking, Eileen pulled Hubery out of the fountain. Hubery, completely drained, was trembling as he gasped

Eileen grabbed his hair and dunked

see,” Egbert said with a mild expression. “She knows

Move, you two move!” The director’s angry voice

“If the cameraman catches her,

let go

cold water, and his entire body was soaked. Looking at Hubery’s near–fainting state, Josiah

up at him, her wet hand dripping water onto the

should

and glanced at Hubery on the floor, sneering. “See you around,

couldn’t stand it anymore.

passed Egbert, he suddenly grabbed her wrist. She froze, then looked up

glanced at her wet hand and said,

led

“Wait

the director and cameraman finally broke through the blockade and stormed into the garden, they found Josiah dragging

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