Chapter 1: Echoes in the Mist

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The start of senior year has an air of anticipation, a mix of last chances and new beginnings. Amara walks through the halls, a familiar face now, but different somehow. She holds herself with quiet confidence, the old scars from her battles with darkness hidden but not forgotten. She's determined to make this year about peace and finding joy in the ordinary—finally free of the haunting weight of the past.

But the peace she's found proves fleeting.

Scene 1: The Forest's Call

On her walk home one afternoon, Amara hears it—a soft whisper, like someone calling her name. She stops, looking around, but the street is empty. A gust of wind rustles through the trees along the edge of town, a wall of towering pines that stretches toward the horizon, thick with shadows.

She brushes it off, thinking it's only her imagination, and continues walking. Yet, as the sun dips below the horizon, the whisper returns, growing louder, sharper, like something more than a mere sound. It beckons her towards the forest, pulling at her like a thread unraveling from her past.

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