the last cry

Chapter 6: The Unraveling

The next morning, Daniel woke up in his cabin, drenched in sweat. The night felt like a nightmare, but it had been too real.

His phone buzzed. Another message.

"That was just the beginning."

Daniel snapped. He had to end this. He grabbed a shovel and rushed into the woods. He needed to move the body before someone else did.

But when he reached the shallow grave, his heart stopped.

The ground was disturbed. The dirt was tossed aside.

The grave was empty.

Daniel staggered back. "No… no, no, no!"

A rustling sound came from behind him. He turned sharply.

And then, he heard it.

A scream.

The same scream he had heard that night.

The last cry.

Then—blackness.

Chapter 6 focuses on Daniel's desperate attempt to cover up his crime, only to make a chilling discovery.

After his terrifying encounter at the barn in Chapter 5, Daniel wakes up in his cabin, convinced he is losing his mind. The eerie visions and whispers of Ethan Carter haunt him, making him question what is real.

Then, another message arrives: "That was just the beginning."

Panicked, Daniel decides he must move Ethan’s body before someone else finds it. Grabbing a shovel, he rushes into the woods, heading to the shallow grave where he buried the boy.

But when he gets there, his worst nightmare comes true—

The grave is empty.

The dirt is disturbed, the body is gone. Someone has already been there.

Before Daniel can process what’s happening, he hears a rustling sound behind him. He turns sharply, his breath caught in his throat.

And