SOUL BOUND

Nate, please don't bring up those silly superstitions. I've already told you, I don't care about those outdated traditions, Marcel said, exasperated as she hopped into the passenger seat of her best friend's car, eager to put some distance between herself and home. "Listen, we've known each other practically forever. Don't pretend bravery now. Admit it, you're scared, aren't you?" the boy ventured, interrupting her thoughts. "Hmph! What's there to fear?..." Marcel replied, trying to sound confident. "That Mike's ghost might come back and haunt you," he blurted out without thinking, adding, "Everyone else understands it wasn't your fault..." "I know, it wasn't!" Marcel insisted. "Why won't you pray for him to find peace in the next realm? What if his spirit is trapped, causing chaos among the living or disrupting the harmony between worlds?" he persisted. "Oh, come on! Stop being naive. There's no afterlife, just grown-up lies to make kids feel better. If it really worked, wouldn't we all want to follow them? And what about suicide? It'd send us straight to hell, right? Grow up, Nate. Death is the end." Follow the unfolding story of a young woman struggling to maintain her sanity amidst a crumbling world after a solemn night honoring the dead. Will she manage to save those closest to her from the grasp of this haunting reality, or will she fall into an eternal abyss of madness?