Run: 2026-03-18-01KM0AF57MR46EPP4PPXZ0T7VH

The bell above the door jingled as someone stepped inside, carrying the scent of damp wool and pine. The counter was already wiped clean from the last batch of cinnamon rolls, but the scent lingered. "Morning. You’re early today." "Couldn’t sleep. Too much on my mind." "Ah, you too? Funny how the town feels different when something’s… off." A sigh, soft but heavy. "It’s the anniversary, isn’t it?" A pause. The espresso machine hissed its answer. "Nearly ten years. Doesn’t seem real." Sliding a scone across the counter, fingers brushing the wrapping paper. "You think she’d want us to forget?" "Why would we forget? She was part of this town’s heart. You know the rumors still fly at the diner." "Rumors don’t mean truth." "The way people whisper, I’d believe it if it weren’t so impossible." A spoon clinked against the saucer. "Or just easy to believe." The bell rang again, and two high schoolers shuffled in, their laughter too bright for the quiet between the older two. "Life goes on, I guess." "Guess so."