Silence on the Line

Sarah: Mom, we are already on the bus. I'm excited!

Marine: I'm glad, honey. Did you take your jacket and water?

Sarah: Yesss. Don't worry, everything is in the backpack.

Marine: How are the others? Everything okay on the bus?

Sarah: Yes, everyone is talking. I think it will take a while to reach the forest.

A while later...

Sarah: Mom, I'm sending you a picture.

Sarah: image1.jpg

Marine: I can't see it very well, dear... Don't forget to write me when you reach the forest, okay?

Sarah: Okay. I'll let you know when we arrive.

A few hours later...

Marine: Did you arrive yet?

Sarah: Yes, but the forest is very strange.

Marine: Strange? Why?

Sarah: Everything is so quiet. You can't hear anything. No birds, no wind.

Marine: That sometimes happens in forests. Are you okay?

Sarah: Yes... I think.

Marine: Listen to me and stay close to the group, okay?

Sarah: Yes. I'm with them... I think.

Marine: What do you mean by 'I think'? Are you with your classmates or not?

Sarah: Mom, I don't see anyone now.

Marine: What? What do you mean you don't see anyone?

Sarah: I got off the bus to take a picture... and now there's no one here.

Marine: Go back to the bus right now!

Sarah: Mom, I can't find it. The forest is so big...