19. A Helpless Stranger II

Isabella watched in horror as the strange man transformed, turning into a tall black monster with long, sharp fangs and claws. It let out an earth-shaking howl that jolted Isabella out of her frozen state. Quivering silently from fear and cold, she swallowed hard, trying to push down the lump in her throat. Slowly rising from the cold ground, she walked silently trying not to alert the monster who seems to be engrossed with its howling.

As she took her third step, the monster stopped growling, and its monstrous, deadly gaze fixated on her. It snarled angrily, and in fear, she slipped on the wet ground, her torchlight and phone falling with a loud clashing sound.

"No!" she screamed, falling on her knees, scrambling through the watery ground in search of her lost items.

"No, no, no! I can't see anything without the torchlight. I still have to call Liam too! OMG! OMG!" she cried bitterly, rummaging through the wet ground with her hands but couldn't find them. Turning her head slightly, s