Chapter 7: What I Saw
"No!"
Pauline’s scream was so loud, so raw, that it brought the entire field to a standstill. Even those in the midst of demonstrating their powers and abilities froze, their gazes instinctively snapping toward the source of the desperate cry—the trembling girl at the center of it all.
Her body curled in on itself as she dropped to her knees, her back hunched as the agonized scream tore from her throat. Her glasses nearly slipped from her face, but Hannah caught them—along with Pauline herself—just in time to keep her from collapsing completely.
The scream eventually faded, but her mouth remained open, her breath still escaping in ragged, frantic gasps. She wasn’t silent. No, she was still screaming—just not out loud. The sound had been swallowed, trapped inside her mind, where it echoed endlessly.
The senior student responsible for overseeing their group, raised an eyebrow as a little bit of interest finally crawled on her face—she did not, however, do anything but just watch with a slightly amused smile. Unfortunately for her, she couldn’t stand by watching on the side for long as Hannah called for her.
"Ms. Hera, what do we do!?" Hannah screamed as she grabbed Pauline’s chin, making sure she wouldn’t bite her tongue, "Do something!"
Hera sighed, crossing her arms as she approached the screaming Pauline and said,
"You know what my power is, right? What do you want me to do, punch her to sleep?"
"But—"