Chapter 76: Nightmares

A/N:

Thank you for being patient with me and my process. Without further ado...

*****START OF [VOLUME 2 - THE GRAND EXPERIMENT]*****

"Jean don't come closer!" The woman screamed anxiously, as she conjured a quick |Gust| spell to push the little girl, barely 5 years old, away.

"But, Mommy-"

"Stop!" The woman interjected the girl's pleading words and began circulating through a series of spells haphazardly, yet at the same time familiarly.

With tears streaming down her cheeks, Jean rushed towards her mother, only to face a rigid yet transparent screen blocking her.

She curled her tiny palms into a fist and began hammering them away at the screen while crying out vehemently.

"Mommy, no! Please let me in!" She screamed out, only to receive an apologetic expression from the woman beyond the screen.