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The small town of Ravenswood had its fair share of secrets, but none were as chilling as the disappearance of Ethan Carter. One night, he left home, muttering something about "finding the truth," and was never seen again.
His younger sister, Emily, never stopped searching. She combed through his journals, dissected his cryptic notes, and followed his last known steps. Every clue led her back to an abandoned house on the outskirts of town—a place Ethan had obsessively mentioned in his final days.
Armed with a flashlight and her brother’s tattered notebook, Emily stepped inside. Dust choked the air. The floor creaked under her weight. Then she saw it—Ethan’s backpack, untouched, leaning against the wall.
A chill ran down her spine as she picked up a folded paper inside. It read:
"Emily, if you find this… Tell me why she’s still watching."
A soft creak echoed behind her. Emily spun around. The door, which had been wide open, was now shut.
A whisper slithered through the dark.
"You were never supposed to come here."
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Ending: The story ends with Emily frozen in terror as unseen hands brush against her shoulders. The flashlight flickers, and in its dying glow, a shadowy figure emerges from the darkness—its face disturbingly familiar. The screen of Ethan’s forgotten phone lights up on the floor with a single, chilling message:
"Now she knows too."
