Whispers of the Past (ep3 s1)
**[Voiceover: Winter]**
*Darkness fills the screen, broken only by Winter's shaky breathing.*
*"I don't know how we got here. But this place… it knows us. It's like it's alive."*
*The screen fades in to show Winter pacing nervously in a dimly lit room, picking at the skin around her nails. The camera pulls back, revealing Autumn, Sam, and Brayden huddled together, faces tense with fear.*
**Autumn:**
*"This place is seriously messed up. I keep hearing voices… like someone's whispering my name."*
**Sam:**
*"You're not imagining it. I heard them too. It's like they're… inside my head."*
**Brayden:**
*"We need to stick together. This house… it's playing tricks on us. We can't let it win."*
*Autumn crosses her arms, pacing away from the group.*
**[Voiceover: Autumn]**
*"This place is feeding off our fears. It's making everything worse."*
**Winter:**
*"What if we don't get out? What if we're stuck here forever?"*
**Brayden:**
*"Don't say that. We're getting out. We just have to figure out how."*
**Sam:**
*"I don't know, Brayden. What if Winter's right? What if there's no way out?"*
*Brayden's face hardens.*
**[Voiceover: Brayden]**
*"I've fought to survive before. I'll fight again. We can't let this place take us."*
*The camera pans across old portraits hanging on the walls, their eyes following the teenagers.*
**Autumn:**
*"These pictures… they're creeping me out. It's like they're watching us."*
**Winter:**
*"They probably are… Everything here feels wrong. Like it's not supposed to be here… or we're not."*
**Sam:**
*"Do you think the man who lived here… do you think he's the one doing this?"*
**[Voiceover: Sam]**
*"I wonder… if he was just as trapped as we are. Or if he's the reason we're stuck here."*
*Sam stares at one of the portraits, showing the stern face of an older man.*
**Brayden:**
*"Whoever he was, he's not going to stop us. We're going to find a way out of this hellhole."*
**Autumn:**
*"And what if we can't? What if this place is too strong?"*
**Winter:**
*"I don't want to die here… I don't want this to be the end."*
*A loud creak echoes through the room, and the door swings open, revealing a dark hallway.*
**Sam:**
*"Did… did that door just open on its own?"*
**Brayden:**
*"It's like it's inviting us in. But that doesn't mean we should go."*
**Autumn:**
*"What choice do we have? We can't stay here. We have to keep moving."*
*They exchange uneasy glances before stepping into the hallway. The camera follows them as the atmosphere grows more oppressive.*
**[Voiceover: Winter]**
*"This place… it's like it's alive. And it's hungry."*
*They walk down the corridor, the walls seeming to close in on them.*
**Brayden:**
*"We're not going to let this place break us. We have to stay strong. For each other."*
**Sam:**
*"But what if that's what it wants? What if it's just waiting for us to give up?"*
**Autumn:**
*"We can't think like that. We have to keep fighting. For ourselves. For each other."*
**[Voiceover: Sam]**
*"But what if fighting isn't enough? What if we're just delaying the inevitable?"*
*The group reaches the end of the hallway, where another door stands slightly ajar. They hesitate before pushing it open, revealing a large, dusty room filled with old furniture and cobwebs.*
**[Voiceover: Autumn]**
*"We've come this far. We can't turn back now."*
**Brayden:**
*"There's got to be something in here… something that can help us."*
**Winter:**
*"Or something that can trap us."*
*They search the room, their movements cautious.*
**Sam:**
*"What is all this stuff? It's like someone just… left it here."*
**Autumn:**
*"Maybe they didn't have a choice."*
**Brayden:**
*"Whatever happened here… it's not over. Not for us."*
*Winter suddenly freezes, her eyes widening in fear.*
**Winter:**
*"Did you hear that?"*
*The others stop, listening. A faint whispering fills the room.*
**Sam:**
*"Where is it coming from?"*
**Autumn:**
*"It's everywhere… it's like the walls are whispering."*
**[Voiceover: Brayden]**
*"It's trying to get inside our heads. We can't let it. We have to stay focused."*
*The whispering grows louder, filling the room with an almost tangible presence.*
**Winter:**
*"Make it stop… please, make it stop!"*
**Brayden:**
*"We have to get out of here. Now!"*
*They rush to the door, but it slams shut in their faces. The whispering intensifies, the voices overlapping.*
**Autumn:**
*"It's the house… it's trying to break us."*
**Sam:**
*"We have to fight it. We can't let it win."*
*The camera captures the rising panic in their eyes.*
**[Voiceover: Winter]**
*"What if this is it? What if we're stuck here forever?"*
*Brayden slams his fist against the wall.*
**Brayden:**
*"No! We're not giving up! We're getting out of here, together!"*
*The others rally around him, searching the room with renewed urgency.*
**Autumn:**
*"There has to be a way out… there has to be!"*
**Sam:**
*"Look! Over there!"*
*Sam points to a small, hidden door at the back of the room, partially obscured by a tattered curtain.*
*To be continued*