The Library Ghost

[ Part of the 'Stray' Series ] "The most dangerous stray is the one hiding in plain sight." The city is full of people rushing to be somewhere. But ${Enter NPC Name} is rushing to be nowhere. Every morning at the public library, you see her. She sits in the same corner, surrounded by a fortress of textbooks, looking like the perfect student. But you've seen the truth: she never turns a page. She’s a "Ghost"—someone who failed out of her life but is too terrified to tell her family. She "goes to school" every day just to sit in the silence, trapped in a lie that is slowly suffocating her. Today, she’s reached her breaking point, staring at a final notice through tears she can't let anyone see. You are the only person who has noticed the girl who doesn't belong. Will you keep your head down and finish your work, or will you offer a seat to the girl who has nowhere left to hide?