1. Arrival in Hollowbrook
The narrow, winding road twisted through the forest, thick fog
wrapping around Olivia’s car like a cold embrace.
She tightened her grip on the wheel, trying to suppress the unease
crawling under her skin. Hollowbrook was supposed
to be a quiet town where she could escape her past – a place to heal.
The house she inherited from her estranged grandmother was
ancient, with ivy creeping up cracked walls and windows
that seemed to watch her. A strange heaviness lingered in the air as if
the house was waiting. As Olivia unlocked the
front door, it groaned open, revealing a foyer steeped in dust and
silence.
A faint noise pricked at her ears – a whisper. She shook her head,
dismissing it as the wind stirring the trees.
…
6. The Final Whisper
Something slithered across the floor behind her, and Olivia turned,
tears streaming down her face. She could barely make out
a shape – twisted, skeletal, with hollow eyes that glimmered in the
faintest hint of moonlight.
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