Hearing the heart-wrenching scream, Laura's instincts kicked in, propelling her to urgently thrust open the door.
Blood congealed into a crimson blade in the grip of her palm, a symbol of her readiness to confront whatever lay ahead.
Without hesitation, she lunged into the room, her body coiled with a fierce determination, all senses focused on the immediate threat as she cried out, "Ethan!"
The door swung open to reveal a scene that etched itself into Laura's mind. Ethan lay sprawled on the floor, his voice strained from unrelenting cries, a symphony of pain and terror.
His limbs pounded the ground in a desperate rhythm, the intensity of his emotion casting shadows across the room. The briny rivulets of his heavy tears traced intricate paths down his face, mapping his journey through anguish.