Author's Note:

The story parts in italics were happened two years back, and in normal are present's scenarios.

Enjoy!

Part-1

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I'm not sure if they shall be doing that.

My friends, Daniel, Aaron, Kayden, Thea, and Asher, are roaming through a haunted house located near our college and planning a revenge on 'The New Girl' (TNG) for standing up against their bullying.

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Today, standing in front of the same haunted house, I am engulfed with so many emotions that I can't count on my one hand. This is the reason all of these happened with us.

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I tricked 'TNG', Kiara, into helping me to find my younger sister, who ran away because I scolded her. She doesn't know me because I wasn't there when she confronted my group. So I got the duty of bringing her there. And I made up this excuse even if my sister is sleeping soundly in her room.

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"I...I have to.... d-d-do this. Th-th-this is the only way." I try to convince myself again. Wiping tears again for the nth time, I hold the can of kerosene in front of my eyes.....

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While in the mission of finding my sister, we turn to the very first room which comes after the main door on the left. As per the plan, Kayden must be there.

He wanted to add something more in our already finalized plan because she insulted him the most, and hurt his male ego.

Kiara holds the doorknob and turns it to no avail. I also get confused and try to push the door with all of my strength.

"I guess this door is jammed. Your sister can't be here. If we aren't able to open this, then how could an 8-year old open it? Let's go the other way." She says and turns to go further inside the house when the door starts to open with creak noise. The sound that door is making, feels much louder because it hits the walls and echoes.

We both turn towards the room, the formerly closed door leads to, with wide eyes until I remember again that this must be a part of Kayden's plan and feel normal again.

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I start to climb on a couple of stairs leading to the main door of this house. Reaching on top I put my hand on the doorknob, for the ninth time since I come here but still it feels like I can't and won't ever gather the strength to open it and face the memories. But then also I have to do this now and within one hour that I left with due to my internal struggle with my mind.

Releasing a tired sigh, I turn the knob but it didn't open. I try to push it but it doesn't budge. Taking my hand back I roam my eyes around me to find something that can help me open the damn door when,
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With a creak!

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"I don't get very good feelings from this place. Can we come tomorrow in the morning and find your sister?" She asks me with a fearful voice.

I know what is about to happen, and I myself helped in making and executing the plan but.... Now, seeing her kindness, her softness I begin to have second thoughts about this plan. I mean, who would've come out with me in the midnight to find my sister without any more questions and with a phobia of haunted places.

Yes! We got to know about her that she is kind and she fears ghosts and decided to use these two against her. But why now I'm feeling sad.

*Stick to the plan. I can see your expression Amelia* Kayden texts me.

Heaving a tired sigh I look up to her " You've already done so much for me, you can go if you want but I can't sleep knowing my little baby sister is somewhere trapped inside this creepy house." My phone starts vibrating violently in my palm, from the messages of my group, reacting on my words. "Thanks though!" I complete with putting my hand on her right shoulder.

How strange it is that when I was lying to trick her inside her room, I was praying in the silence that followed after my words, that she agrees. But now, I'm involuntarily praying that she agrees and go back to her room and not to get trick again by my underlying motive behind my words.

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I step inside the house, and as I had a safe distance from the door, it shuts with a loud thud, taking out my shriek with it.

"I'm sorry. I know you're angry. But I'm not going anywhere. I, voluntarily come here to accept my fate." I complete with a sob.

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We go inside the room, that opened by itself, and realize that it's a hall in which many types of furniture are kept, of which we can only see the shape, as they all are covered with white sheets.

There are two more doors on the opposite side from the door we came in. Kiara starting to look behind the furniture kept with the walls and I begin to search the opposite side. Yes, she didn't go away and stayed to search my sister. And I apologized to her thousands of time for bringing her here but inside my mind.

Just when she was about to finish her searching behind the last sofa like shape with the next door, the photo frame hanging above, dropped on her head.

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All the doors of empty cabinets placed with the walls leading inside of the house, start to shutter in a union, that I almost dropped my can. I reach for the right pocket of my jeans and try to feel assured with the presence of matchbox in it.

"I'm your culprit." I blurt out with a shivering voice.

A cabinet falls on the ground near my legs and a piece of glass goes straight into my right knee, making me fall on my knees, accompanied by my cry of pain.

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"Kiara!" I call and run towards her.

She fell with the frame and screamed, that's when I got to know that she's hurt. When I reach near her she had already started rubbing her head.

"Oh, I'm so sorry Kiara. I'm so sorry." Tears start forming in my eyes.

"Hey, it's okay. It's not your fault."

Only if she knew what I mean.

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"I know what happened that night was all my fault. I was the main mean through which you had to come here. I'm sorry Kiara. I really am. And I really was."

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"Hey don't cry. I'm not going to leave you here. We'll find Sapphire." She assures me with a smile.

Guilt again grabbed my neck and press it harder this time. But I kept my emotions neutral. And head to the next door where the rest of the group is waiting for their part.

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"Sorry?" Echoes a familiar voice around me, followed by a thunderous laughter.

"You're sorry? That's what you have to say after what you did to me, Amelia?" Kiara completes in her venomous voice.

"I know you won't believe me, and you have every reason to not to. But I tried to warn you. Tried to made you change your mind and go to your room." I try to reason with her while roaming my eyes in hope to find her. But I can only listen to her voice.

"Enough!" She shouts. I feel something grabbing my hair, and before I know it, I was thrown towards the left wall.

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Now we have to choose, between the two doors in front of us. I already got Daniel's message that they are in left one but I am still hoping that Kiara chooses right and then left this place.

"Let's start from the left?" She whispers. I look at her wide-eyed.

"What? Is something wrong?"

Should I tell her?

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I carefully got up, more cautious about my wounded right knee, and place a hand on my head which is throbbing.

"I'd tried Kiara. But you were dumb to understand my signals. And that's not my fault!" This time I shout the last words.

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I was about to act according to my conscience when we hear something crashed inside the door. Kiara jolts from the noise, and I drown deep into my guilt sea.

I notice her change of expression from fear to hope. "I guess we've found your sister Amelia!" She exclaims and opens the door cheerfully.

And I shut my eyes.

Wait for next part till next saturday!

Till then, stay happy and blessed :)