miss_descent
The First Whisper
They say some places remember everything.
Even the things people try to forget.
The Huge Tree stood at the edge of the forest, older than the town itself.
Its roots twisted like veins beneath the soil, and its bark carried scars-
names, symbols, promises carved by hands that once believed in forever.
No one knew who started it.
No one knew why.
But everyone felt it.
At night, when the wind passed through its branches, the leaves whispered like voices.
Not loud.
Not clear.
Just enough to make your heart feel uneasy.
That night, the moon was full.
A girl stood beneath the tree, her breath shaking, her hands clutching something close to her chest.
A diary.
Its pages were yellowed, its cover cracked with time.
It did not belong to her.
Yet somehow... it felt like it had been waiting for her.
She touched the bark and noticed a fresh carving.
K & ?
Her heart skipped.
Who had written it?
And why did it feel like a question instead of an answer?
The wind grew stronger.
Fireflies rose from the grass like tiny stars.
She opened the diary.
The first page read:
Some stories should never be spoken out loud.
Some loves should never be carved in trees.
If you are reading this, it means the silence has chosen you.
Her fingers trembled.
Because deep inside, she knew one thing-
This diary would change everything.
Her friendships.
Her heart.
Her future.
And once the Huge Tree started whispering...
It would never be silent again.