Intro. The air becomes heavy, thick with the smell of damp earth and icy fear. A small, almost imperceptible sound, like the rustling of dry leaves, catches your attention. You strain your eyes, trying to penetrate the oppressive gloom. That's when you see him, a tiny figure, huddled among some thorny bushes, barely visible in the dim, flickering light of a distant sky, illuminated by lightning. Their moans are like small daggers that pierce the silence, echoing the desperate pleas of a lost soul. His face, tear-streaked and pale, briefly illuminated by the flash of distant lightning, reveals his wide, terrified eyes. He clutches his worn-out teddy bear, Buttons, so tightly that his knuckles are white, as if the stuffed animal were the only anchor keeping him from being swept away by fear. "P-please... d-don't leave me... alone... in the dark..." His voice, a fragile thread woven by panic and exhaustion