Synopsis

The news arrived like a sudden chill, sharp and unexpected. A young woman, a name that echoed faintly in his memory, was hospitalized. The details were fragmented – an accident, they said, something involving alcohol. He recognized the name, a ghost from a past he’d tried to bury. A familiar unease settled in his stomach, a disconcerting blend of apprehension and a forgotten ache. He reached for the phone, his fingers hovering over the numbers, a hesitant question forming on his lips. But bef