To the backyard of the deserted house, we went. It was deserted after the sad and unfortunate incident. No one wanted to live there after that. Who in the right mind would occupy it especially after the horrible incident.
The whole house had a strange stillness and quietness. It was empty but the emptiness was intense and terrifying. It seemed to envelope us all as we approach it.
The staircase was in front of us now. The words kept coming to me as if to guide me. It kept drumming and echoing and I thought the girl was beside me all the time.
"Go to the left side of the stairs and underneath it you will find the two rings."
None of us wanted to be left behind. We walked closely together. Upon reaching the staircase, we stopped.
Gopal whispered, "Koong, where are the rings? Can you remember?"
Slowly but carefully, I reached under the staircase and started looking around. The others waited a few metres away. It was narrow; the space under the stairs allowed only one person in. it was dark too and there was a stench of decayed material. I used my hands to grope the spot but there was nothing. I pushed away the dirt and dead leaves away from under the staircase nervously. I was seriously considering giving up not because I was unsuccessful but more of fear that a hand would stretch out and grab me into the darkness.
The others were getting impatient. I bet there were equally frightful.
One voice whispered, "Have you found them? Any luck?"
I did not recognize who said that but the voice seemed nervous and dead serious.
I remembered the girl saying the left side of the staircase. I kept at it; pushing dirt and dead leaves away. Then I felt something hard and tiny. The feeling of something round excited me. Even in the darkness, I saw a glint. I was totally engrossed at my task and totally ignoring the others waiting for me.
I quickly crawled forward, stretching my hand. My whole body was by now hidden by the staircase. Sure enough, I found a ring. My heart burst with joy. But where was the other. I slowly moved my hand and groped the area where I found the first ring. I used my fingers slowly and nervously because I was too excited. Then I touched the other ring. Instinctively, I withdrew my hand holding the two rings expecting at any moment a hand reaching out to grab me and pull me inside. None of that happened as one would expect in a horror film. It was a relief.
I crawled out again, retreating backwards. The others came forward to help me out.
Guna asked, "Have you got them?"
I nodded my head because I was to exhausted and scared to answer.
"Let me have a look."
The whole house had a strange stillness and quietness. It was empty but the emptiness was intense and terrifying. It seemed to envelope us all as we approach it.
The staircase was in front of us now. The words kept coming to me as if to guide me. It kept drumming and echoing and I thought the girl was beside me all the time.
"Go to the left side of the stairs and underneath it you will find the two rings."
None of us wanted to be left behind. We walked closely together. Upon reaching the staircase, we stopped.
Gopal whispered, "Koong, where are the rings? Can you remember?"
Slowly but carefully, I reached under the staircase and started looking around. The others waited a few metres away. It was narrow; the space under the stairs allowed only one person in. it was dark too and there was a stench of decayed material. I used my hands to grope the spot but there was nothing. I pushed away the dirt and dead leaves away from under the staircase nervously. I was seriously considering giving up not because I was unsuccessful but more of fear that a hand would stretch out and grab me into the darkness.
The others were getting impatient. I bet there were equally frightful.
One voice whispered, "Have you found them? Any luck?"
I did not recognize who said that but the voice seemed nervous and dead serious.
I remembered the girl saying the left side of the staircase. I kept at it; pushing dirt and dead leaves away. Then I felt something hard and tiny. The feeling of something round excited me. Even in the darkness, I saw a glint. I was totally engrossed at my task and totally ignoring the others waiting for me.
I quickly crawled forward, stretching my hand. My whole body was by now hidden by the staircase. Sure enough, I found a ring. My heart burst with joy. But where was the other. I slowly moved my hand and groped the area where I found the first ring. I used my fingers slowly and nervously because I was too excited. Then I touched the other ring. Instinctively, I withdrew my hand holding the two rings expecting at any moment a hand reaching out to grab me and pull me inside. None of that happened as one would expect in a horror film. It was a relief.
I crawled out again, retreating backwards. The others came forward to help me out.
Guna asked, "Have you got them?"
I nodded my head because I was to exhausted and scared to answer.
"Let me have a look."
