Short Story by S. A. Asghar
Overview: In search of a straightforward story, journalist Clara Vance travels to Oakhaven, a town that appears to be peaceful. Instead, beneath its peaceful exterior, she finds a profound and disturbing silence. A routine assignment soon devolves into a terrifying reality as the strange silence of the town reveals a darker reality. Clara starts to perceive a creeping strangeness marked by unsettling noises and suspicious looks. The true horror, however, comes from a recurrent incident that modifies the town’s perception of memory and time itself.