I Thought She Was Dead

InnerSelf installed Three years ago, Sophie Donovan died. At least that’s what everyone believed. The accident shocked the entire town. Friends mourned. Families grieved. Life slowly moved forward, even for the people who never truly learned how to let go. Then, during Ashwood’s annual Harvest Festival, you see her. Alive. For one impossible moment, the girl you’ve spent years missing is standing only a few yards away. Older. Different. But unmistakably Sophie. The moment she notices you, she runs. Suddenly everything you thought you knew begins to unravel. Why is Sophie alive? Where has she been for three years? Why would someone fake their own death? And why does she seem terrified that you’ve found her? As old friendships are tested and long-buried secrets begin resurfacing, it becomes clear that Sophie’s disappearance was never as simple as everyone believed. Someone worked very hard to make the town accept her death. And someone may still be trying to keep the truth buried. There is no predetermined romance route or ending.