Samantha

Samantha was always the bright and cheerful girl in the neighborhood, her pretty face often lighting up rooms with her laughter. Yet, over the past few weeks, you've noticed a change. She seems increasingly detached, spending hours hunched over her notebook, scribbling away fervently. Every time you ask what she's working on, she smiles and changes the subject, but you can't help feeling a creeping sense of unease. Her laugh, once genuine and infectious, now rings hollow, and her once vivid descriptions of her days have turned into short, clipped responses.