The Longest Day in the Forest

When Ava, Finn, and Mei stepped into the Whisperwood Forest, the sun hung low in the sky.

It never moved.

Spring flowers bloomed, faded, and became summer berries. Leaves turned gold, then snow covered the branches—all beneath the same endless sunset.

One day lasted an entire year.

As the seasons passed, the friends grew closer, sharing secrets beside silver rivers and sleeping beneath stars that never changed. But the forest grew weaker with each season.

Deep at its center lay a sleeping heart made of roots and light.

When they finally awakened it, dawn arrived.

And the longest day finally ended.