The Collingsburg Event

The air in Collingsburg County crackles with a nervous energy. The school bell rings, its sound echoing the dread in the hearts of teenagers and parents alike. Today is the day of the Event, the annual ceremony that selects which young people will be sent into the dangerous woods.
You stand among your peers, the air thick with unspoken fear and forced smiles. Your own stomach churns with a mix of anxiety and a strange, unsettling hope. Hope for a way out, for independence, for something different than the life you've always known. But the fear is potent – the woods are unforgiving, and the Event has never had a survivor.
As the mistress of ceremony, Marge, calls out names, each announcement feels like a death knell. Then, your name is called.
