Herbert Cranshaw, a bitter elderly man, unsettles the village shopkeeper Mrs. Crispin with his daily complaints, masking a deep sadness. His only friend, Jim Clegg, notices Herbert's unusually sour mood on the anniversary of a tragic accident that claimed Herbert's wife and daughter twenty-six years ago. The discovery of an old postcard from his lost family brings Herbert's grief to the surface, revealing the true source of his bitterness. As Jim shares Herbert's story with Mrs. Crispin, the village remains unaware of the profound sorrow Herbert has carried for decades.

When my mother took her life the day before the winter solstice, five days before Christmas, she didn’t just leave me behind—she left me with an inheritance I couldn’t refuse. Darkness became my shadow, grief my companion, and every step forward felt like slipping further into her absence. But the body has a way of keeping score, and now mine has secrets it refuses to let me ignore. This is the story of reckoning with what we inherit, what we bury, and what refuses to stay buried.

Unwrapped is a gripping tale of guilt, redemption, and the tangled webs of the past. Five strangers—Lirael, Thorne, Selene, Caius, and Nyx—are drawn together in an eerie, abandoned mansion, where the fragments of their school life are scattered like forgotten memories. Each receives a mysterious gift from an anonymous "Secret Santa," and as they explore rooms with their names on them, they’re forced to confront the dark, painful truths about their shared history. At the heart of it all is Elliot—a girl whose tragic death binds them together, the result of their collective failures. To escape, they must face their past mistakes, seek redemption, and confront the ghosts of their actions before it’s too late. But the price of redemption is steep, and not all of them will make it out alive. Unwrapped is a heart-pounding journey of facing the past, unearthing buried secrets, and finding strength in the face of devastating loss.

In “Forget-Me-Not”, a dedicated caregiver navigates the heartbreaking journey of caring for her father, who is slowly succumbing to dementia. As she tends to his fading memories, she learns to embrace her role as a comforting stranger, offering him solace in the shadows of his lost past. When he passes away, she plants Myosotis—his beloved forget-me-nots—hoping to keep his memory alive.