The Gown That Came Home: A Secret Sewn in Pearls

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Teresa was sixteen, a girl of vibrant laughter and untamed dreams. To celebrate the closing chapter of her senior year, she and three friends ventured into the mountains for a celebratory hike. It was supposed to be a simple afternoon of fresh air and friendship before the glamour of the prom. But the mountains are as indifferent as they are beautiful, and a sudden, violent mudslide turned their journey into a tragedy. Their car was swept into a deep, churning ravine, swallowed by the earth and the rising waters