BENEATH THE HOLLOW

Chapter 1: The Life of Emily Wilson

In the small town of Oakwood, 16-year-old Emily Wilson was a shining star. She was a bright and cheerful student at Oakwood High School, with a contagious smile and an infectious laugh. Emily was the kind of girl who lit up the room with her presence, and everyone loved her for it.

Emily's family was a loving and supportive one. Her parents, Mark and Laura Wilson, were high school sweethearts who had built a happy life together. Emily's younger brother, 12-year-old Ben, was her partner in crime, and the two of them were always getting into mischief.

At school, Emily was a social butterfly. She had a large circle of friends, but her best friend was Sophie Patel. Sophie and Emily had been inseparable since freshman year, bonding over their shared love of music and movies. Emily also had a boyfriend, Henry Lee, who was a star player on the school soccer team. Henry and Emily had been dating for a year, and they were deeply in love.

However, there was another boy who had caught Emily's attention, albeit in a different way. His name was Alex Gray, a quiet and introspective artist who shared Emily's love for music. Emily valued Alex's friendship, but she didn't see him in a romantic light. Alex, on the other hand, had been secretly pining for Emily for months.

As Emily navigated her junior year of high school, she seemed to have it all: a loving family, a tight-knit group of friends, and a romance that was still in its honeymoon phase. But little did Emily know, her life was about to take a dramatic turn. Henry's jealousy was starting to simmer, and Alex's unrequited love would soon become a catalyst for change.

Now that we've introduced the complex relationships in Emily's life, we can move on to Chapter 2, where strange things start to happen.