AMBER
The forest was quiet again, as if nothing had happened. The ground no longer shook, the trees stood still, and the only sound was the soft rustle of leaves in the night wind. For a moment, it felt almost unreal, like we had just stepped out of a dream.
But the mask in my hands was real. Every time I looked at it, a shiver ran through me, not just of fear but of awe.
The boys gathered around me as we walked back to the car, their faces tired and their clothes smeared with dust and streaks of blood. Yet none of them complained. We didn’t need words right then. Just being together was enough to remind us that we had made it out alive.
By the time we reached the car, the tension in my chest finally dropped a little. Zac pulled the keys from his pocket, tossing them lightly in his pa
