Pearl’s Room — Nightfall
Pearl couldn’t sleep.
She kept seeing it — the red string tied around her pinky finger. It wasn’t from the bracelet. It was alive. Faint. Pulsing like it had a heartbeat.
She stared at it while clutching Garah’s old journal.
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“Zyreen…” she whispered into the darkness. “What if this thing is still alive… without the bracelet?”
From the shadows, Zyreen answered:
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“It is.”
Pearl turned. Zyreen was already awake, eyes glowing faintly red in the dim light.
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Zyreen:
“Even when we threw it away… it didn’t die. The bracelet was only the lock. The strings… they’re the door.”
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Freya’s Room
Freya looked at the polaroid photos on her wall.
Garah. Francisco. Zyreen. Pearl.
All were marked—crossed out, torn, or smeared with black ink… except for one new photo. A girl they didn’t know.
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The name “Lina” was scribbled in red at the bottom. A girl from another school.
Freya didn’t take that photo. It just… appeared.
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A knock.
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Pearl entered.
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Pearl:
“Something’s wrong. Someone new has the string.”
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Freya didn’t speak. She just nodded. She already felt it too.
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Lina’s POV – Golden River High
Lina stared at her reflection.
The bracelet—now on her wrist—glowed faintly, and red threads pulsed outward into the mirror, stretching infinitely.
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She could hear whispers.
“They hurt you.” “Don’t let them win.” “Use me.”
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She touched the glass. Her reflection smirked back… but she wasn’t smiling.
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Rooftop – St. Rosalie Academy
Freya, Pearl, and Zyreen gathered.
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Freya unwrapped the red scarf on her arm, revealing her own thin red string. It connected to no one. It trembled… as if it sensed someone new.
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Freya:
“This isn’t over.”
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Pearl:
“But we threw the bracelet away. We destroyed it.”
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Zyreen:
“We only delayed it. Someone picked it up again.”
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Freya pointed toward the horizon—past the city, across the river.
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Freya:
“And that someone is starting where it all began. With revenge.”
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Unknown Campus – Outside the Garden
A hand reaches down. The camera pans up.
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A woman in black, face hidden by her hair, stands at the garden’s edge. In her palm? A new bracelet—twisting like it’s breathing.
She kneels beside a crying girl in uniform—Lina.
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Mysterious Woman:
“Don’t be weak.”
She ties the bracelet to Lina’s wrist.
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Mysterious Woman:
“This is the key to your courage. Your voice. Your vengeance.”
She vanishes into the fog.
Lina opens her eyes—now faintly glowing red.
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