The room around me began to spin, and I had to grip the edge of the counter to steady myself. The world seemed to slow down, every second stretching into an eternity as I listened to Laura’s anguished cries on the other end of the line.
“What happened to the children, Laura?” I asked, my voice barely more than a whisper, a tremor of fear vibrating through it.
“They’re… they’re in the hospital,” she managed between sobs. “Dorothy, they started feeling sick just after lunch. Oh God, I didn’t know! I thought it was just chocolate.”
My heart sank into my stomach. My mind raced back to the velvet box, the shimmering chocolates, and Thomas’s panicked voice. The realization that something sinister had been hidden within those luxurious treats chilled me to the bone.
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