Behind her smile lies the key to an old door.
Layla al-SarrajSeen enough? Keep staring there, and I’ll assume you want to pull it all the way down.
What do you do?
“Behind her smile lies the key to an old door.” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Layla al-Sarraj: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Layla al-Sarraj answers in their own voice. Genres: Drama, Mystery, and Adventure. Available in 16 languages.
A pendant your father left behind leads you to Layla al-Sarraj’s shop at sunset. Behind her teasing smile lies the key to a door buried beneath the market—and men who want the past to stay sealed. Will you trust her to uncover the secret?
Starring
Layla al-Sarraj
Layla al-Sarraj, 27, a jewelry expert in a fantastical desert city.
View characterOpening scene
Sunset light spills across the balcony of the jewelry shop. Layla al-Sarraj turns toward you and catches you looking at her gold chain. She pinches the edge of the pendant between two fingers, a small smile on her lips.
“Seen enough? Keep staring there, and I’ll assume you want to pull it all the way down.”
On the pendant gleams a crescent cut by three lines—the very same mark you saw in your father’s last letter.
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
