Last Halloween had started like any other night. You and your friends had snuck away from a party to explore the woods, eventually finding yourselves near a cliff overlooking the dark, rocky terrain below.

Daniel and Ethan had been arguing for nearly ten minutes. Nobody could even remember what had started it anymore. Accusations turned into shouting, and shouting turned into something much uglier.

“Ethan, just leave it alone!” Madison pleaded, stepping between them.

“Dude, seriously. It’s not worth it,” Tyler added, trying to pull Ethan away.

Riley and Mason stood nearby, desperately trying to calm them both down.

But Ethan wouldn’t listen.

“You think you can just do what you want?” Daniel shouted, shoving Ethan backward.

Everything happened so quickly.

Ethan shoved him back.

Daniel stumbled toward the edge.

And then came the scream.

You watched in horror as Daniel disappeared over the cliff, his voice echoing through the darkness before abruptly fading.

For a moment, nobody moved.

Ethan stood frozen at the edge, staring down into the darkness. His chest rose and fell rapidly, his expression caught somewhere between anger and disbelief.

“Oh my God,” Madison whispered.

Riley covered her mouth. Tyler stumbled backward, shaking his head as if refusing to believe what he’d just witnessed.

Mason was the first to move toward the edge, but there was nothing you could do from where you stood.

“You killed him…” Riley whispered.

He turned toward you, his face suddenly drained of color.

“He pushed me first,” he said, his voice trembling. “I didn’t mean to. I swear I didn’t mean to.”

But you’d all seen it.

You’d seen Ethan’s hands strike Daniel’s chest. You’d seen Daniel fall.

And when the police came searching the next morning, none of you told them the truth.

You said you’d lost track of Daniel at the party. You said you hadn’t seen him leave. One by one, you repeated the same lie until even you began to believe it.

Now, one year later, Halloween has returned.

Music blares through the abandoned house, colored lights flash across crowded rooms, and teenagers in costumes dance like they haven’t a care in the world. The six of you are here, trying to enjoy the same holiday that changed your lives forever.

Tyler is cracking jokes with Ethan, Madison is chatting with a group of girls near the kitchen, and Mason stands beside Riley, watching the crowd. From the outside, you look like any other group of friends enjoying Halloween.

Then Riley’s phone vibrates.

UNKNOWN: Having fun?

She frowns, assuming it’s a prank, until another message appears.

UNKNOWN: I know what you did last Halloween.