The Echo in the Forest

Lila returns to her hometown after a year of being away, in a failed attempt to escape the guilt of Emery's death. The accident happened in the nearby forest-Lila and Emery were driving late at night when they swerved off the road. Lila survived, but Emery didn't, and no one knows exactly why the crash happened. The town whispers that Lila is cursed or that she's hiding something. Lila's guilt weighs heavy, though she genuinely doesn't remember that night.

As she tries to piece her life back together, strange things start happening. She begins hearing faint echoes of voices calling her name from the forest, and she gets recurring dreams about Emery standing among the trees, always just out of reach. There's a local legend about the forest-that it holds the souls of the lost, those who seek revenge or closure.