The old house at the end of Maple Street had been empty for as long as anyone could remember. Its windows stared blankly at the road like hollow eyes, and the garden had long since surrendered to the wild.

Sarah pulled her coat tighter as she stepped through the rusted gate. The hinges screamed in protest, a sound that echoed across the empty yard and disappeared into the grey afternoon sky.

She had promised herself she would never come back. Some promises, it turned out, were made only to be broken.

Inside, the air was thick with dust and memory. Every surface wore a coat of grey, and the floorboards groaned beneath her feet like old bones.

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