Zoel Cohen watched her wilt every day, hiding at home like a little groundhog avoiding disaster, forcibly hibernating herself indoors, yet Emma Clark stopped him from intervening.
As a result, employees from top to bottom at his company all knew that Zoel has been frustrated and irritable lately, so they all steered clear of him.
Wendy was dreaming.
The past with Emily Martin replayed one by one in her dreams.
She saw everything she liked being snatched away without exception, leaving only herself standing alone in the end as Akatenango held Zoel's right hand and Mrs. Kiara's left hand.
"Zoel, come back!" she reached out to grab him, but all that was left for her was his retreating figure.
Zoel heard his name, but couldn't make out the rest, anxiously reaching to hold Wendy's hand.
"I'm here!"
"Ah!"
In the dream, Wendy saw Tenango turn around, and suddenly her arm stretched out very long, pulling on her collar with a sinister laugh.
