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Haunted School

Haunted school

By Aftab VAUPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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In the little town of Millfield, it was a normal fall day, and the students at Millfield High School were giddy with anticipation. They had heard tales of unusual and unsettling happenings at the school, but they had never taken them seriously. That is, until they began to suffer from it themselves.

At first, there were only hushed murmurs and nighttime footsteps in the deserted passageways. But soon they began to notice spectral beings lurking in the darkness. The children started to avoid going to the school after hours because they were so afraid. But when the bizarre incidents persisted, they eventually came to the conclusion that they were powerless to flee the fear that lingered inside the school's walls.

It was rumored that the construction of the school upset the ghosts of the dead since it was built over an old burial cemetery. After doing some study, the students learned that the location has a sordid past. The location of the school was once the burial ground for a group of settlers who had been slaughtered by a Native American tribe many years prior.

The children grew more and more frightened as word of the haunted school spread. They began avoiding the school completely because they were too terrified to stroll around the hallways at night. One student, though, was adamant on discovering the cause of the bizarre incidents. She was a fearless and inquisitive young lady by the name of Renu.

To look into the school and find out what was going on, Renu collected a group of pals. When they went to the library to conduct study, they learned that the basement contained a hidden door that led to an ancient crypt. In an effort to discover some answers about the weird incidents at the school, they made the decision to investigate the crypt.

They could hear footsteps and murmurs echoing down the hallways as they moved along the poorly lighted corridor. Even though they could hardly move from fear, they continued on because they were eager to learn what was going on. They were startled to discover that the deceased people's souls were actually disturbed when they at last arrived to the crypt.

The ghosts were furious and tormented the pupils in an effort to frighten them away from the location. However, Renu and her companions were determined to learn the truth and would not be deterred. They spent hours digging around the tomb for any hints they might uncover until coming upon an ancient notebook that belonged to one of the deceased settlers.

The journal revealed the reason for the peculiar occurrences at the school. Because they had defiled the holy burial place, the Native Americans had killed the settlers. The dead's ghosts were furious and vowed to defend their final resting place.

To stop the spirits from torturing the school's pupils, Renu and her pals understood they had to act quickly. As many pupils as they could manage to assemble, they went back to the school. They then conducted a ceremony to pay respect to the spirits of the deceased and to beg for their pardon.

To their astonishment, the ritual satisfied the spirits, putting a stop to the bizarre occurrences at the school. The school was no longer haunted, and the pupils could now resume their regular lives.

Over the years, Millfield's town of Renu and her friends' tales grew. They were regarded as the pupils who had put an end to the frightening of the children by the haunted school. And even if the school was no longer haunted, it still had a sinister past that would live on in the memories of future generations.

The end.

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Aftab VAU

Like to read and write. and love to gather knowladge as much as i can...

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