“Did you hear that?” Anna whispered, her flashlight shaking so hard it looked like it was trying to do the cha-cha.
Eddy squinted up the attic stairs. “Hear what?”
A long, slow creak echoed from above—like someone stepping on a giant peanut.
Once upon a time in the cozy town of Tanjung Bungah, there lived a curious 9-year-old named Eddy. With wild brown hair and eyes full of wonder, Eddy loved nothing more than playing video games. His favorite place was his grandpa's attic, where dusty boxes and forgotten treasures hid exciting secrets.
In the sleepy town of Taiping, where maple trees whispered secrets in the autumn breeze, lived eleven-year-old Anna, a girl with a wild mop of curly hair and a heart full of curiosity. Anna loved two things: solving mysteries and playing Secret Quest, an old arcade game at the Dusty Arcade, a creaky shop filled with blinking machines and the smell of popcorn. Her best friend, Eddy, a lanky boy...
“Hey, did you hear about the old clock tower?” Yuze asked, his eyes wide with curiosity as he poked a stick into the crackling campfire. “What about it?” Susu replied, her marshmallow on a stick perfectly toasting to a golden brown. Yuze leaned in closer, the flames casting dancing shadows across his face. “They say it’s haunted,” he said, his voice low...
