Chapter 1: The Golden Bracelet

The sirens of the ambulance in "nguon2.mp4" faded into the background as Lily was rushed to the ER. She was alive, but barely. As the doctors swarmed her, the mother, Clara, stared at her own trembling hands, covered in dumpster grime. Suddenly, she remembered something. The silver bracelet on Lily’s wrist wasn't Lily's. Clara closely inspected it before the nurse took it into evidence; engraved on the inside was a date: October 14th—a date exactly one week into the future. Why would a child be trapped inside a dumpster wearing a countdown to a future date?