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The dim streetlights cast long shadows, as the mist crept in like a thief, shrouding everything in its mysterious grip. Tanya peered out of her window, her heart racing with every creak and groan of the old house. The darkness seemed to press in around her, making her skin crawl.

She had just escaped a toxic relationship with Mike, who had promised her the world but delivered only pain and suffering. His words echoed in her mind: "I love you," but his actions told a different story. He had taken pleasure in her misery, and Tanya knew she had to get out.

But now, as she stood alone in the darkness, Tanya couldn't shake the...