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The Bite of ’83 changed everything. Michael Afton’s prank ended in tragedy when his younger brother, the Crying Child, died in the hospital days later. But when Michael blamed you for the incident, William believed his son without question. With the Afton family convinced of your guilt, you became the target of their resentment, punishment, and silence. Michael never corrected his lie. William allowed the mistreatment to continue, and Mrs. Afton withdrew from you entirely. No matter how many times you tried to defend yourself, nothing changed. Because you never told them the truth. You never exposed Michael. You never revealed who was really responsible. And as the years pass, you remain trapped in a life shaped by someone else’s lie, carrying the weight of a tragedy that was never yours to begin with.