Chapter 1
A loud thud from the next door shook Meera up from
sleep. She turned on the lights and softly rubbing her eyes, she looked at the
timepiece that lay on the bedside table, which displayed the time as 3:07
AM. She sensed something unusual and decided to check with the neighbors just
to make sure that everything was normal. She searched for the torchlight and
finally found it in her dresser. Carrying it in her hand, she stepped out in
the darkness and marched towards her neighbor’s house... unaware of what’s in
store for her there...
The
howling wind sent chills down her spine. As she stepped out of her house, a lightning hit the road and then the entire place was completely
engulfed in darkness. Her heart was thumping loud as she moved towards her
neighbor’s house located few meters away from hers. The distant doleful cry of
wolf made her shiver even more in fear. She turned on the flash light and walked at a hurried pace. When she reached their entrance, she found that the door was left ajar.
‘Hello, anybody there?’, she raised her voice a bit just to be audible due to the heavy wailing sound of the wind. Not getting any response, she pushed the door slowly and stepped inside. She glanced through the room holding the torch. There she found a lady, in her mid thirties, sitting in the corner of the room staring at the window that lay opposite to her. She touched her shoulders, ‘Is everything okay, Leela?’ That woman looked horrified as Meera could sense it the moment she looked at her pale face under the flash light. With a fixed gaze, Leela lifted her right hand and pointed to the window that lay in front of her.
‘Hello, anybody there?’, she raised her voice a bit just to be audible due to the heavy wailing sound of the wind. Not getting any response, she pushed the door slowly and stepped inside. She glanced through the room holding the torch. There she found a lady, in her mid thirties, sitting in the corner of the room staring at the window that lay opposite to her. She touched her shoulders, ‘Is everything okay, Leela?’ That woman looked horrified as Meera could sense it the moment she looked at her pale face under the flash light. With a fixed gaze, Leela lifted her right hand and pointed to the window that lay in front of her.
Meera
went closer to the window. Through the glass window, she could hardly see
anything as it was pitch black outside. Then a lightning spark produced
adequate amount of light for her to take a glimpse of the beautiful garden which only lasted a fraction of second. The next lightning spark made her to
witness a red eyed creature standing at the garden staring blankly at her and
smiling wide. She stood frozen at the sight of it. She had a weird feeling that someone was out
there watching them. Seconds later, she heard a long guttural sound as she witnessed those eyes disappearing
in the dark. She turned around and looked at
Leela who was still sitting in fear, drenched in sweat. Being scared herself, Meera wondered what made Leela frightened when she couldn't even have noticed that creature
behind the window as she was blind. Once again, when she turned back to look at
the garden, she saw nothing but the darkness.
To be continued...
Read --> Chapter 2
To be continued...
Read --> Chapter 2
Great going. But I must admit, the wolves were a tad too much.
ReplyDeleteWaiting for part II. :)
Suspense! The creature has transported itself from her garden to her home, is it? ! :)
ReplyDeleteKeep guessing!!
DeleteFelt that the horrors started too quickly... but still... a good start...
ReplyDeleteYou won't feel the same as the story progresses :)
Deletenice beginning.. :)
ReplyDeleteYes...you did it right...you keep me guessing :D
ReplyDeleteVery interesting beginning...:)
ReplyDeleteI am scared bt I need to knw more !!
ReplyDeleteKeep guessing and read the next chapter :)
DeleteOoohhh.....horror horror...my favorite genre...... great start meera and ashwin :)
ReplyDeletethanks Ritesh :) The second chapter is out now! do read it and share your comment
Deletethanks everyone for dropping by and let us know what you felt.. keep guessing.. happy reading. :)
ReplyDeleteI was at the edge of my seat! Great job guys! Looking forward to PART 2.
ReplyDeletePart 2, i.e., Chapter 2 will be out soon!! it will be worth your wait :)
DeleteThat was a good start and you have paused well to build up the suspense.
ReplyDeleteThe second chapter is out now!
DeleteGreat one
ReplyDeleteA great beginning Meera, looking forward to reading the other chapters. I know you have written 5 of them till now, but unfortunately, I have limited access to the internet. Will read the other chapters once I return home. It was nice to know that you started a story series :)
ReplyDeletehey Khushboo.. how are you? i'm glad you dropped by. if not Ashwin, i think this story would still remain as my dream. :P
Deletethanks so much dear and i hope you enjoy reading this series. :)
A classic start indeed......headed towards the next chapter this very moment. :)
ReplyDeleteHey Nikhil, Happy Reading!
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