MAN (controlled anger):
“You’re still wearing that? After everything?”
The girl flinched and stepped back.
Lena immediately stood between them.
LENA (firm):
“Don’t speak to her like that.”
The man gave a short, bitter laugh.
MAN:
“You don’t understand who you’re protecting.”
A silence dropped over the park, even the river seemed quieter.
Lena didn’t move.
LENA:
“Then explain it. Right now.”
The man’s gaze shifted to the bracelet again.
MAN (lower, sharper):
“That bracelet was never meant to survive what happened. And neither was she.”
The girl looked up suddenly, frightened.
GIRL:
“What… happened to me?”
The man opened his mouth to answer—
but stopped.
Because he was looking past Lena now, like he had just realized something far worse.
Lena slowly turned her head.
And whatever she saw next changed everything—but the moment cut off before it could be spoken.
