In the quiet town of Willow Creek, nestled amid lush greenery and secrets whispered by ancient trees, lived a boy named Ethan. His childhood was a symphony of laughter, mischief, and the kind of friendships that felt eternal. But one fateful summer, the notes of that symphony shattered.

Ethan's friends... Lucas, Anna, and Grace were inseparable. They explored hidden caves, climbed trees, and dreamed of adventures beyond the horizon. Their laughter echoed through the meadows, and their bond seemed unbreakable. Until the day it did break.

It was a stormy night when tragedy struck. The old wooden bridge they loved to cross collapsed, plunging Lucas, Anna, and Grace into the raging river. Ethan watched, helpless, as the water swallowed them. He clung to a branch, his fingers slipping, and the world turned gray.

They never found the bodies....