Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan)
Chapter 340

My eyes were glued to the screen, trying to catch Hazel's reaction. But in that instant, Evan's photo tumbled down unexpectedly, causing Hazel to flinch instinctively.

The place was suddenly swept by an eerie gust, the flames leaping higher, sparks flying in all directions.

The next second, the photo that had fallen stood upright again, as if by magic. The flickering light cast Evan's face in the photo in a ghastly distortion, his pupils unsettling, floating as if alive. Hazel, terrified, crashed onto the ground with a chilling scream.

Farley and Jaylan also shivered, eyes wide with horror as they stared at the photo.

Then, in a twist beyond belief, the photo caught fire as it floated away, burning rapidly. The face in the photo grinned more grotesquely as the photo, carried by a gust of fiery sparks, flew towards Hazel and set her clothes ablaze with a whoosh.

The fire in the dark, isolated space burned brightly and ominously. The person filming the video exclaimed, "Holy smokes! Her clothes are on fire!"

Hannah responded sharply, "Quiet!"

The voice whispered urgently, "It's lit, you see that?"

Hazel, sitting on the ground, was screaming continuously, rolling and crawling backwards in a dreadful panic. Her cries were bone-chilling.

It was only then that Jaylan, previously stunned into inaction, sprang into motion, rushing to his mother's side. But even as Hazel's screams intensified, he seemed clueless about how to extinguish the flames, pacing wildly in desperation.

Farley was the quicker thinker. He ran over and began stomping on the flames engulfing Hazel's clothes.

Jaylan finally snapped out of it, grabbed some grass by the roadside, and started beating the flames on his mother, all the while crying out for her.

Hazel screamed in agony. as she rolled on the ground trying to put out the fire.

Soon, the fire was out, but Hazel lay motionless.

Hannah and I were speechless, staring at the screen, goosebumps prickling our skin, hands rubbing our arms in disbelief.

Hannah kept muttering, "Holy hell... Holy hell..."

I was too shocked to even close my gaping mouth.

Jaylan was shouting for his mother, his voice hoarse and barely recognizable. He tried to lift her, but it was impossible.

Then he roared at Farley, "Dad, help me out! Quick!"

Farley, as if finally grasping the situation, trembled over and together with Jaylan, they managed to get Hazel into the car. Not even bothering with the still-burning fire, they drove off in haste. Hannah burst into laughter, "Karma's a bitch, isn't it? Evan's spirit must be making a statement."

I glanced at her and said, "Cut the crap. It was just the air currents from the fire that set the photo on fire. Didn't you see it was mounted on foam board? That stuff's flammable."

I explained with my know-how, "Still, Hazel's lucky if she doesn't end up dead or seriously burnt!"

The person filming it chimed in, "She's burnt, and it looks bad... They let the kid drown, and now the kid's getting back at them with fire!"

Hannah and I couldn't help but laugh. Then as if just remembering something, Hannah asked the person, "Hey, why are you still there?" The person on the screen replied, "Look, the fire's not out yet."

The camera panned back to the burning area, the embers still glowing red and spreading.

"Put that out, and then follow and see what's happening!" Hannah instructed. "Be careful. Don't get yourself burned."

"No worries! I didn't harm that kid, so he wouldn't hurt me!" the person filming quipped. "I'm off to check it out."

The sounds of the car door closing and his grumbling followed, "Man, how am I supposed to put this out? I might as well let it burn itself out."

Hannah growled, "Stop dawdling! End it now!" With that, she turned off the video.

I said to Hannah teasingly, "So... am I supposed to go to the hospital to check on them?"

Hannah shook her head. "Forget it. She'd curse you out without a second thought even on a good day. Now? She'd take all her anger out on you. Better to play dumb at home and wait for Jaylan's update." I couldn't resist a wicked chuckle but said nothing more.