Continuation - The Heiress and the Heartbreaker (Scene 4)
Ecem forced the trapdoor open. A stale, cold breeze rushed upward. With her phone light shaking in her hands, she descended the narrow wooden steps into darkness.
The hidden basement wasn't large, but it was terrifyingly organized — like someone had lived there.
There were photos on the walls. All of her.
Her in university. At the café. Holding hands with Alp. Crying outside the hospital the night her mother passed.
Someone had been documenting her life for years.
Her eyes darted to a table in the corner — a single cassette tape lay there labeled "PLAY ME".
She picked it up, her breath frozen in her lungs.
As soon as she turned around, the door slammed shut behind her.
She wasn't alone down here.
To Be Continued… Continuation - The Heiress and the Heartbreaker (Scene 5)
The cassette hissed to life in the player. Ecem's heart raced as a deep, distorted voice filled the room.
"You thought the past would stay buried, didn't you, Ecem?"
"But secrets like yours... they always rise."
"You hurt people. You ran. But now, someone else is watching."
"And Alp? He's not who you think he is."
The tape stopped abruptly.
The basement lights flickered once... twice... then stayed on.
Standing in the corner now, just beyond the reach of her light, was a silhouette.
Tall. Still.
She whispered, "Alp?"
The figure stepped forward — and it wasn't him.
It was someone else wearing his face.
Someone who had been watching far too long....
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