Part 1 – The Old Clock
In a quiet town surrounded by hills, there stood an old house at the end of a narrow road. Inside that house lived a girl named Elena.
Elena was known for being quiet and thoughtful. She spent most of her time reading books or staring out the window at the sky.
But the strangest thing about her house was an old grandfather clock that stood in the living room.
The clock had stopped at exactly 12:00 midnight many years ago.
No one knew why.
Elena's grandmother once told her something mysterious.
"This clock stopped on the night your parents disappeared."
Elena was only a child when they vanished.
No one ever found them.
But Elena always felt that the clock was hiding a secret.