The girl wiped her tears and finally spoke, her voice soft. “Maybe you’re right… but it all sounds so strange.” Uncertainty lingered in her eyes, and Lukas felt a flicker of hope—but it was fragile, easily overshadowed by doubt.
As the girls walked away, Lukas was left standing alone again, swallowed by the same loneliness. No one at school would believe him. The weight of silence pressed down, and he started racking his brain, desperate to figure out what to do next—how to solve the mystery on his own.