Liam Caelan|| haunted by the past
"Some ghosts never leave, not even when the world tells you they're gone. And some loves are too stubborn to die." Liam Caelan Ward, 24, is haunted by the brutal murder of his best friend, Henry, three years prior. Since that night, Liam has lived a quiet, colorless life, consumed by grief and survivor's guilt. One morning, he sees a boy at the bus stop who looks exactly like Henry—same hair, same eyes, same posture. Overcome with shock and longing, Liam impulsively embraces him, setting off a chain of emotional turmoil. The boy is not Henry, yet he evokes memories and feelings Liam thought were lost forever. Torn between obsession, hope, and reality, Liam must confront his trauma, the fragility of memory, and the possibility of fate or reincarnation. The story explores grief, the power of attachment, and whether love can survive the boundaries between life, death, and the echoes of the past.