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The town of Pinewood had just been blanketed in its first heavy snowfall of the season. Lila, a 14-year-old bookworm, was bracing herself for a boring Christmas Eve. Her parents had left for a last-minute work trip, promising they’d be back in time for Christmas morning. That left her alone in their cozy but quiet house, with nothing but hot cocoa and her favorite fantasy novel for company. The living room felt too big, the silence too heavy, and she found herself wishing for something—anything—to make the night more exciting.Across town, Ja...
It was a cold, October night when Annie's parents left for a party in the next town over. She didn’t mind being alone. At 15, she was used to it, and their old farmhouse always felt cozy—until it didn’t. Around 11 PM, she settled into bed with a book, trying to ignore the howling wind outside. As she read, a faint knocking sound came from downstairs. She froze, listening. Tap, tap, tap. It was soft but rhythmic like someone lightly knocking on wood. “Probably the wind,” she muttered, pulling the blankets tighter around her. But the knocking ...
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