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The Forgotten House

Trapped in Time

By Balasubramani Gorakkan Published about a year ago 4 min read
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A group of strangers found themselves trapped in a strange house. None of them knew how they got there or why they were there. The only thing they knew was that something was not right.

The house was old and run-down, and but actually it was stuck in some time warp. The furniture was old and the wallpaper was peeling, and there was an eerie feeling in the air.

"What the hell is going on?" Michael said, looking around the room. "Where are we?"

"I don't know," Samantha replied, "But I have a feeling we're not alone."

"What do you mean?" Laura asked, her voice trembling.

"I mean, I have a feeling that something terrible happened in this house some years ago," Samantha said.

"That's ridiculous," David said with a laugh. "We're just in an old, creepy house. Nothing more."

But as the night went on, strange things started to happen. Doors slammed shut on their own, and strange noises echoed through the halls. It was as if the house was trying to tell them something.

"I think we should leave," Michael said, his voice shaking. "This place is giving me the creeps."

"Agreed," Laura said. "Let's get out of here."

But when they tried to leave, they found that the doors were locked from the outside. They were trapped.

"What do we do?" David asked, panic setting in.

"We have to figure out what happened in this house," Samantha said determinedly. "It's the only way we're going to get out of here."

The group split up to search the house, but they soon realized that time was not on their side. The house was stuck in a time loop, reliving the same day over and over again.

As they delved deeper into the mysteries of the forgotten house, they discovered that a terrible event had transpired there some years ago. The only way to break the time loop and escape was to uncover the truth behind the tragedy.

The group worked together, using their skills and knowledge to solve the puzzle. But as they got closer to the truth, they realized that the consequences of their actions could change the course of time itself.

As they raced against the clock, they had to make a choice: should they leave the house and risk changing the course of time, or should they stay and face the consequences of their actions? The fate of the forgotten house and the lives of those trapped within it hung in the balance.

As the group continued their investigation, they encountered strange and mysterious events. The rooms changed without explanation, and ghostly apparitions appeared before their eyes. They heard whispers in the dark, and the sounds of footsteps following them wherever they went.

"We're not alone in this house," Michael said. "There's something here with us."

"It's the ghosts of the past," Samantha whispered. "They're trying to tell us something."

The group finally stumbled upon a hidden room in the basement. Inside, they found a journal belonging to the former owner of the house. As they read through the pages, they discovered the truth behind the tragedy that had transpired in the house all those years ago.

"We need to leave this place," David said, his voice shaking. "We can't change the past."

"But we have to," Laura argued. "We can't just let this tragedy happen again."

As the group stood in the basement, debating their next move, the house began to shake and creak. The time loop was starting again.

"We have to do something," Michael said. "We can't let this happen again."

In a desperate effort to change the course of events, the group worked together to intervene in the tragedy that had occurred all those years ago. They had to act quickly and make the right choices to save the lives of those involved in the tragedy.

With their actions, the time loop was finally broken. The house returned to its original state, and the group found themselves standing outside, free from the grasp of the forgotten house.

"We did it," Samantha said, breathing a sigh of relief.

But as they walked away, they couldn't help but wonder if their actions had changed the course of history. Had they made the right choices, or had they unleashed a new set of consequences that would haunt them forever?

The mysteries of the forgotten house may never be fully uncovered, but the group of strangers would never forget the horrors they faced and the choices they made within its walls.

Short StorySci FiMysteryAdventure
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Balasubramani Gorakkan

Hi, I am budding writer with a passion for crafting tales of mystery, horror, and love.

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