The Town without time
In the small, quiet town of Windmere, everything is still. The sun rises and sets, but nothing ever changes. Clocks are broken. Flowers never bloom. People go through the same routines every day, unaware that time has stopped.
In the heart of this frozen world lives Lina, a 12-year-old orphan with big eyes and a bigger imagination. She lives at the town orphanage, where days blur together. Lina is different—she notices things others don’t. She sketches odd shapes in her journal, chases whispers on the wind, and stares at the broken town clock tower for hours.
One day, while exploring the old part of town, Lina stumbles upon the house of Mr. Tock, the mysterious clockmaker. No one ever visits him. Rumor says he went mad after his daughter disappeared years ago. His windows are covered in gears and vines, and a strange ticking sound comes from deep within.
Lina follows a faint music box melody to the back of his house—and finds an overgrown garden surrounded by rusted fences. When she steps inside, something changes. She sees glowing vines, blue roses that whisper, and a tree with golden leaves that hum when touched. This garden, unlike the town, is alive—but fading.
Suddenly, a mechanical bird swoops down and startles her. It squawks in a staticky voice:
“INTRUDER DETECTED—wait, you’re… not ordinary.”
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