Garrison Starr) (audio): Seibold - Hush (feat.

He could hear a voice, soft and steady like haunting vocal, echoing through the empty hallway. It didn't offer grand solutions, only a simple, repetitive command: "Hush."

Every time he closed his eyes, his head filled with —not the kind that rattled chains, but the kind that sat at the edge of the bed and reminded him of every word he should have said. Seibold - Hush (feat. Garrison Starr) (Audio)

As the first gray streaks of dawn finally touched the horizon, Elias stopped pacing. He realized that the "other side" wasn't a place you went to when life ended, but the version of yourself that emerged after the long night finally broke. The morning light didn't erase the well or the history buried at the bottom of the sea, but it made them visible, turning the terrifying shadows back into simple, harmless trees and stones. He could hear a voice, soft and steady

He took a breath, letting the silence of the morning finally be just that—silence. He realized that the "other side" wasn't a