Hearing the almost heart-shattering pulsation, the instinct inside also screamed "Do not ask". But the foolish curiosity and the high stimulation caused by fear and apprehension kept swelling and growing, suppressing even the instinct with this intense impulse to pursue the truth. The question spoken out loud was like a charm, clear yet infinitely remote. After asking the question in his trance, Roland swallowed his cooled saliva, nervously watching the nun who was silent like a statue.
All the children were waiting, forgetting their parents weren't by their sides, forgetting they were in a closed underground space, forgetting the previous series of unnatural vibrations, forgetting all these uncertainties. They watched the nun quietly, waiting for the answer she was sure to give.
"It would be better not to know" - the nun really wanted to say.
