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Terror Behind Woods

By Moni

By Ahamed BilalPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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Once upon a time, in a small village nestled in the heart of the mountains, lived Augustine, Fernandez, Martin, Lucie, and Janet. They were all close friends and spent most of their days exploring the vast forest that surrounded their village.

One day, while on a hike, the group stumbled upon an old, abandoned mansion deep in the woods. Intrigued, they decided to investigate further. As they approached the dilapidated building, they noticed that the windows were boarded up and the door was locked tight. Undeterred, they found a way to enter the house.

As soon as they stepped inside, they were greeted with a musty, dank smell. The furniture was covered in cobwebs, and dust covered every surface. The group split up to explore the house, each going in a different direction.

Augustine, the bravest of the group, decided to investigate the basement. As he descended the stairs, he heard a faint whispering coming from the depths of the darkness. He called out to his friends, but there was no answer. Suddenly, the whispering grew louder and more distinct. Augustine realized that it was a voice calling out to him, but he couldn't understand what it was saying.

Fearing for his safety, Augustine quickly ran back upstairs and rejoined his friends. They decided to leave the house and never speak of what had happened again. But Augustine couldn't shake the feeling that something had followed him out of the house, something that wanted to harm him.

Days passed, and Augustine's fear grew stronger. He began to experience strange occurrences, such as objects moving on their own and ghostly apparitions appearing in his room at night. He confided in his friends, but they didn't believe him. They thought he was just imagining things.

One night, Augustine woke up to find a ghostly figure standing at the foot of his bed. The figure was that of a woman, dressed in a flowing white gown. She was staring at Augustine with a malevolent expression on her face. Augustine tried to scream, but no sound came out. He was paralyzed with fear.

The ghostly woman spoke to Augustine, telling him that she was the spirit of a woman who had been murdered in the mansion they had visited. She had been searching for someone to help her avenge her death, and she had chosen Augustine. The woman told Augustine that if he didn't help her, she would continue to torment him for the rest of his days. Augustine was horrified, but he knew he had to help the woman. He gathered his friends and together they went back to the mansion. This time, they were able to enter the house and discovered a hidden room in the basement. Inside, they found a journal that revealed the truth about the woman's death.

The group discovered that the mansion had once belonged to a wealthy businessman who had been murdered by his wife and her lover. The woman had been falsely accused of the crime and had been locked away in the hidden room until her death.

With the truth revealed, the ghostly woman's spirit was finally able to rest in peace. Augustine and his friends left the mansion for the last time, never to return again. But Augustine knew that he would never forget the ghostly woman and the lessons she had taught him about the power of the truth and the importance of helping those in need.

From that day on, Augustine and his friends were never bothered by ghosts again. They had helped one to find peace and in turn, found peace themselves. They lived the rest of their days with a newfound appreciation for the mysteries of the world and the power of the human spirit.

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