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"I thought the night runners were the greatest terror of my life.... But the real terror is understanding that love is not armor. That it can be deep and endless and still be taken without warning. That it doesn't protect you from losing the people you need the most."

Aww 😔

I don't think I've read a book about a haunted tree so this might be a first 🌳

"Because I can still feel the mud between my teeth. Even though I never ate it.

I can taste it. Cold. Gritty. Delicious."

Mmm dirt

Oh shit a plot twist??

Why are we going into the woods when there's a monster on the loose??

"It's the newest building on campus, following a string of renovations by the former principal, who was ousted for financial mismanagement."

Jesus lol

"The night runner lifts itself until it stands fully extended, body flush with the glass. Its toes spread and flex, testing the surface. Blood streaks one shin. It's wearing nothing but underwear. Even through the window, I can sense an earthy scent that clings to it, of rain-soaked ground after a storm."

An underwear-wearing monster???

"The elders say the first strangler fig grew on a night of murder long ago. According to them, a man was beaten and left beneath the stars, his blood soaking into the earth. A sapling rose from his ribs at dawn. When the villagers found his killers, their feet were black and swollen, as if they had been running all night."

Well that's one way to start a story 😨