Part One [00]
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"Is someone here with me?" She calls out, clinging desperately to the only source of light in her hands. Her body is trembling with fear, chest heaving as her eyes try to adjust to the darkness that seems to swallow the safety ring of clarity around the girl.
Her panicked sobs are met with deafening silence. The tiny hairs on the back of her neck rise like needle pricks and her disoriented steps falter. She can feel a presence near her and she tries not to scream in frustration.
The girl whirls around, searching for anyone that might be hiding in the murky shadows. She hears a step that isn't hers and she freezes. A final gasp leaves her lips as the candle flame extinguishes.