She was bawling
Robert ran to Katrina and, within seconds, was at her side. “Are you okay, what happened?” he asked, but his daughter was crying so hard she couldn’t respond, tears streaming down her cheeks. Then Robert took her hand to examine her more closely and gasped at what had happened.

She was bawling her eyes out
It had turned black
“Oh, no!” exclaimed Robert, carefully inspecting his daughter’s little hand from every angle. It was completely black, just like those strange objects floating in the sea. Without hesitation, he quickly knelt down and dipped Katrina’s hand in the water, rubbing it vigorously, trying to wash away that black stuff-whatever it was-that covered it.

It Had Turned Black