At this point, Alina simply started washing. That was her focus. Kept her from thinking about the sheets feeling like they were choking her with the water. It wasn't a good feeling, as that was why she tried to ignore it.

Her ma's instructions did cheer her up a bit. She got up and went to get the stick. It wasn't hard to find, tucked under one of the mattresses of their home. She joined her mother and pointed her own 'wand' and pointed it at the water. She 'cast' the spell with her mother both times and began to smile.

The girl bit her lip and thought, hopping from one foot to the other. "A... a.... Aguamenti." She said, though she mispronounced the word. To be fair, it was a long and oddly pronounced word for someone so young.