In the diary, he wrote that he had entered Pinehill without much trouble and on the way, he had met another exploration team and joined them.
They had planned to visit the uncharted ruins of the ancient Elwood City, so they changed their route halfway through.
For a long time after that, Dad didn’t write in his diary again. There was a large blank section in between.
When he finally resumed writing, I saw that he had written something horrifying in blood.
“Evelyn! If you can see the diary left by your dad, run! Your mom is no longer your mom… Run, do you understand!”
The trembling blood-red words were deeply etched into my heart. I shuddered in fear and the diary fell to the ground.
Immediately, a photograph slipped out.
The background of the photo was a dusty, twilight-colored desert landscape. In the distance, the ruined remains of the ancient Elwood City stood.