"The Haunting of Hawthorn Hill"

  Scene 1: The Arrival Lena stood at the foot of the driveway, staring at the house before her. It was much older than she remembered — towering, with a broken stone path leading to a large, faded door. The windows were dark, as if the house itself had closed its eyes for the night. Her grandmother’s death had left the house to her, and though she hadn’t been here in years, something about the place felt... off. The trees surrounding the house swayed in the breeze, their branches creaking like bones. She shook her head. “It’s just the wind,” she muttered, but the unease lingered. Scene 2: The First Night Inside, the house smelled of mildew and old wood, the air thick with dust. Lena wandered through the rooms, trying to absorb the memories. Her grandmother's antique furniture stood in every corner, their surfaces covered in a layer of grime. As she moved through the hallway, she passed the old grandfather clock — a silent, staring sentinel in the dark. She heard something, a soft s...