Introduction

My app, GatherGround, was a hit, and my launch party was buzzing.

It was also my birthday, a night meant for celebration.

Then, my best friend Jess and charming boyfriend Ethan gave me a "special" gift: a vintage instant camera.

What followed was a nightmare.

My mother died in a freak accident, my dad suffered a debilitating stroke, my company was cyber-attacked and destroyed, and Ethan coldly abandoned me.

As I stared death in the face, a horrifying truth flashed before my eyes: the camera wasn' t a gift-it was draining everything from me, giving it to them, to Jess and Ethan, who flourished as I withered.

But then, I gasped, the party music pounding again, and saw Jess walking towards me with that same cursed box, moments before it all began.

I was back, and this time, armed with knowledge and burning rage, I would rewrite my fate.