Chad slowly took in his surroundings, seeing the dirt, grass, and bushes filling the clearing. A gentle breeze blew through the trees in front of them, rustling their leaves. The trees were only twelve feet away. There wasn't even a drop of water that could be seen. "How?" he choked. "How is it possible?"
Drake bent down to speak to his friend at eye level. He knew how Chad's phobia affected him. He couldn't even go to the river. Even swimming pools were out of the question. "It's an illusion. My lantern apparently allows you to see through illusions."
Chad looked around them at everything. Remembering the suffocating fear that consumed him from seeing them surrounded by water made him grit his teeth. "I hate this place. I hate it. I want to go home." Tears fell from his eyes. He wasn't normally a crier, but the experience was too much for him to handle.
