Chapter 8. Games of Fate

Sheharzaad neither looked left nor right; she just stood up and ran away as fast as she could, out of the premises of that hotel. She kept on running until she was out of breath. Without any realization where she was headed. All she wanted in that moment was to somehow get far far away from that cursed hotel. She was breathing heavily. And when her legs gave out, that was when she stopped. Bending, she placed her hand on her knees to support erself while she caught her breath. She didn't look back because if she did, she would be a witness to a murder, and she knew they wouldn't leave the witness alive.

A few moments later, she looked up only to find herself in utter darkness. And in this darkness, a certain whisper was made in her ears.

'Move and you'll die'

Her eyes widened as she double checked her surroundings to confirm whether someone actually whispered it around her or her mind was playing games with her. And it was then she knew that whisper would haunt h