Unexpected scheme (1)

It took a moment for Zaria to register what Natalie had just said. She shot up to her feet, then sat back down in fear she may pass out from the horrifying news. It took even longer to believe that this was not some sort of sick prank. She would rather believe Natalie was insane enough to come up with something as unsettling as this prank, because the alternative would mean Rosaly was missing.

She inhaled a sharp breath. "What do you mean? What happened?" 

"It's…" Natalie gasped on the other end, sounding like she couldn't believe it either. "Oh my God, I can't believe this."

That makes two of us, she thought.