Suddenly Natalie stumbled upon a tree root. She woke up from her memories. She was almost at the shelter. What am I thinking, I should focus on the things at hand, otherwise I'll lose my family. She thought. As Natalie shook herself from her reverie, her mind returning to the present moment, a sense of urgency gripped her. The memories of her encounter with Adam and the parasite's dark desires lingered in her mind, but she knew that she could not afford to dwell on them now.
With a determined resolve, Natalie refocused her thoughts on the task at hand: protecting her family and the rest of the group from the insidious influence of the conch shell's magic. She knew that they were all in grave danger, and that she alone held the key to stopping the darkness that threatened to consume them.
