Pāhonoa te oro

Aria thought it was just a short visit… but suddenly, the world went dark. No sound… except her own heavy breathing. Shadows were closing in. Slow, merciless, and undefined… Long hands? A crawling figure? She froze. Her legs felt like lead. She couldn’t move. A cold breeze slipped through the cracks. A whisper, like the choking breaths of someone who never survived… Morning came. The door creaked open. Aria held her breath… But a shadow still lingered in the dark corner of the room. Had she real