The Ink That Remains

Sixteen-year-old Maren has always found comfort in silence—the hush of rain, the quiet of late-night thoughts, the solitude of writing. But when she discovers a red leather notebook in a dusty thrift shop, her quiet world begins to unravel.

At first, the notebook seems ordinary. Then the pages start to change—shifting her words, replacing them with things she never wrote but somehow remember her. As strange messages begin to appear in fresh ink, untouched by her pen, Maren is drawn into a mystery that stretches far beyond her understanding.

When a crow returns to her windowsill and a haunting question appears—“Do you remember the girls before you?”—Maren begins to suspect the notebook holds more than secrets. It holds history. And it’s choosing her.