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The forest

The mansion in the forest

By Chibuike EmmanuelPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
The forest
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Once upon a time, there was an old mansion surrounded by a dense forest. It was said that the mansion belonged to a wealthy lord who had died under mysterious circumstances. The locals had always been afraid of the mansion and avoided going anywhere near it.

One day, a young couple, Jack and Sarah, decided to explore the mansion. They had heard many stories about the mansion and were eager to experience it themselves. It was a dark and moonless night when they reached the mansion. The mansion looked even scarier in the dim light, and the forest was eerily silent.

As they stepped inside, they felt a chill run down their spine. Everything was silent and still, and there seemed to be an eerie force present in the mansion. They heard strange noises coming from different rooms, but they couldn't find anyone. Suddenly, the door behind them slammed shut, and they found that they were trapped.

The couple tried to force open the door, but it wouldn't budge. As they were looking for another way out, they noticed something strange in the corner of their eyes. It was a shadowy figure that seemed to be following them. They could hear its footsteps but could not see its face.

Petrified, the couple tried to flee but found that the door leading to the outside was locked too. The feeling of being trapped inside the mansion with a strange force was unbearable. Then, they heard a whisper, "One of you will die tonight." It was a cold and emotionless voice, making their hearts race.

Jack and Sarah tried to call for help, but their phones were not working. They knew that they had to find a way out, but they had lost all hope. They heard strange noises again, and this time, they realized that the voice was coming from the room next to them. It was a muffled voice, but they could hear it whispering the same ominous words.

The couple decided to investigate, but as soon as they entered the room, they found that it was locked from the inside. However, they could hear a faint whispering sound coming from behind the door. It was getting louder, and they could now hear what it was saying, "Leave this place or face the wrath of the dead."

Suddenly, the door opened, and a gust of cold wind blew away the candles. The couple looked around and saw a figure standing in front of them. It was a ghostly figure of the lord who once owned the mansion. He told them about his tragic end and how his soul was trapped inside the mansion.

The ghostly figure warned them that they had to leave immediately, or they would suffer the same fate as his. The couple was terrified and ran towards the exit. But as they reached the doorway, the ghostly figure of the Lord appeared in front of them again, blocking their way out.

He said, "You can never leave this mansion alive, for you know too much." Jack and Sarah knew that they had to escape, but the ghostly figure was blocking their only way out. They had to find another way to escape.

As they looked around, Jack noticed a trapdoor under the rug. They quickly opened it and climbed down the ladder, heading towards the cellar. The ghosts of the lord and his family were chasing them, their cold breath on the back of their necks.

Finally, the couple reached the exit, and they rushed out into the darkness of the forest. The mansion and its ghosts disappeared behind them, making them feel as if they had escaped the hands of death itself. From that day on, the couple never talked about their experience again, too afraid to speak of it, lest the ghostly figure haunt them once againn.

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