As the sun began to set, casting long shadows across the lush green lawn of her parent's quaint countryside home, Lenore stood outside the door, her heart racing with excitement and anticipation. "Come on, calm down," she murmured to herself, taking a deep breath. "This is going to be fine. Just go in there and get You." Her hand hovered over the doorknob, cool to the touch and slightly sticky from the humid summer evening. The scent of her mother's apple pie wafted through the cracked opening, mingling with the faint smokiness of her father's pipe tobacco.


