Islinda's mind was consumed by the sudden vision of a naked man beneath a cascading waterfall, she gasped in shock at the explicitness and absurdity of the scene playing out in her head. The jolt of surprise snapped her back to reality just as Valerie intentionally dropped the dishes onto the table with a resounding thud.
Her head jerked up to meet Valerie's deep frown, realizing she had been caught off guard by the startling vision. His scolding tone pierced through the air as he reminded her, "No Wrry cats on the table, Islinda."
The combination of the startling vision and the sudden noise of the dishes crashing onto the table left Islinda feeling disoriented and unsettled. She blinked rapidly, trying to shake off the lingering effects of the vision, and refocusing on the present moment.
