Standing in the dim hallway was a tall figure wearing a postal uniform.
Clara cracked the door open, her breath catching in her tight throat.
The courier handed her a small parcel addressed in her own handwriting from years ago.
Before she could ask a question, the person vanished silently into the dark stairwell.
Her hands shook as she carried the mysterious package back to the kitchen table.
She sliced open the faded paper, revealing an old leather-bound medical journal.
It was her late grandfather’s notebook detailing natural remedies for vascular strength.
A folded prescription slip fell out from the yellowed pages onto the counter.
She unfolded the brittle paper and read the handwritten notes with absolute astonishment.
The formula matched the exact botanical extract she had just read about online.
But as she turned to the final page, a terrifying handwritten warning caught her eye.
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