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Chapter 9 - CH - 9 SHHH.. THE SPIRIT IS STILL HERE

After all the seven mysterious disappearances, the spirit hasn't gone yet. There is something more dangerous and life-threatening than before.

So, after the disappearances of Anjali, Sorcerer Jacob Fernandez, Aakash, Rameshwar Singh, Shourya Singh, Shamesher Singhania and Tushar Saxena, the spirit gets more powerful.

After all the disappearances, a group of 7 friends arrive at the hotel in the morning. 

Vinay was a dentist in the group, Harsh Gujral was a salesman, Vivek Pandey was a schoolteacher, Dev Raj Gupta was a manager in a bank, Riya Gupta was an employee in a company, Meenal Das was a news anchor, and Rhea Roy was an engineer. They checked in at the hotel, and they were welcomed very well by the staff of the hotel. They were overwhelmed by the welcome.

They went to the receptionist and asked for 4 rooms, then the receptionist replied, "OK sir, but before that I want your IDs." Then all of the seven friends gave their IDs to the receptionist. After checking their IDs, the receptionist called them and gave them their room keys; their rooms were 712, 704, 717, 715, and 702. After giving them their room keys the receptionist told them to leave their luggage here; our staff will give your luggage to your room. When all the friends entered their respective rooms, they were quite amazed because the room was clean, well-maintained, and spacious. After 10-15 minutes, their luggage was delivered to their rooms. After receiving their luggage they went downstairs to have their breakfast. After having their breakfast, they took some of their photos inside the hotel. They saw that the hallways were well decorated with elegant lights, and soft music played in the background. Then they went in the garden, where colorful flowers and fountains made the place feel refreshing and peaceful. After exploring the hotel, they went outside to roam in the city, which was quite far from the hotel. 

When they started from the hotel, the sun was gentle, and the air was filled with the sound of birds and the chatter of people starting their day. The streets were wide and clean, lined with tall trees and colorful buildings. 

As they walked further, they saw that all shops were already open. The shopkeepers greeted me with warm smiles. Everywhere they looked there were bright fabrics, shining ornaments, and sweet smells coming from food stalls. In the afternoon they went to a restaurant decorated with traditional lamps and colorful curtains. The food was full of flavor, and soft music played in the background. As evening came, the city transformed; the streets lit up with golden lights, and the smell of food filled the air again. People laughed, and the city sparkled like a jewel.

After spending some more time in the streets of the city, they decided to return back to the hotel. After 40-45 minutes of walking, they reached their hotel. As soon as they reached their hotel, the automatic doors slid open with a long hiss. The air inside was cool, and then they thought it must be because of the air conditioner. Chandeliers hung from the ceiling, their crystals dimly flickering. The lobby was grand, yes, but empty—too empty. Then Harsh, who was among the group, asked, "Why is the lobby so empty?" Then Vivek replied "they may be busy with other things."

Then a sweet voice asked from behind, "Did you enjoy the tour of the city, sir?" Hearing the sound coming from behind, everyone got shocked. In answer, Dev replied, "Yeah, we liked the city, we had a lot of fun, but where were you? Because when we entered, we didn't see you anywhere." Then the lady smiling mysteriously said "Oh! I was working in that room; that's why none of you saw me." Seeing the mysterious smile on the face of the lady, Meenal slowly whispered into Vinay's ears "Doesn't she look weird? Vinay replied, "Maybe it's her style of talking."

Then suddenly, a faint smell of flowers filled the air, but it was old, like wilted petals kept too long in a vase. The hallways stretched far into the distance, lined with paintings of past guests. As they walked past, it seemed as if the eyes in the portraits followed them. Their footsteps echoed strangely as though someone else's were a beat behind. When they reached near the elevator, the door automatically opened. Seeing this, everyone got shocked because no one had pressed the floor. When they entered the elevator, they saw that there was no seventh-floor button. When Rhea saw Dev standing confused and not pressing the button, she yelled at Dev and said, "Why aren't you pressing the button?" Dev replied, "There is no 7th floor button in this elevator." Hearing this, everyone got shocked. Rhea came near to see if there really was no 7th floor button, and when she saw it, she again yelled at Dev, "Can't you see here is the button?" When Dev saw it, he was confused because he didn't see that button earlier. When the elevator reached at the 7th floor and the door opened, they saw that the floor was swallowed by the darkness. Seeing this, all seven friends got very scared because there was no one except them on the floor and there was no light. Vinay took out his phone from his pocket and turned on the flashlight of his mobile phone; with the help of the flashlight, they went towards their room. As they all went near their respective rooms, the lights came on, and all of the seven friends felt a relief.

Vinay and Harsh were staying in room no. 712. When they entered the room, they saw that their room was cooler than outside, and the most shocking part was that there was no AC in their room. They felt weird, but they never minded. When Vinay turned on the lights of the washroom, he saw that there was fog formed on the mirror, but no one had taken a shower, and the floor was also not wet. After seeing this, Vinay called Harsh; when Harsh saw this, he was also shocked. On the other side, Vivek and Dev were staying in room no. 715. When they entered their room, they saw that their washroom tap was running and their entire room was messed up. They didn't consider it a paranormal activity, but they thought that it was done by one of the staff of the hotel. But when Riya, Meenal, and Rhea entered their rooms, i.e., 702, 704, and 717, they found their rooms were stinking like they hadn't entered their room they had entered a graveyard.

 All seven friends immediately came out of their rooms and gathered at the reception and started complaining to the receptionist that their rooms are not in a condition to live in. Riya angrily said to the receptionist, "For this have we paid so much money to you?" In answer, the receptionist said, "Let me check, ma'am. Till then, you all can have your dinner; it's already 8:15."

Then Vinay replied, "And what about our room? There is no AC in our room, but still it's very cool from outside, and fog has formed on the mirror of our washroom, but neither I nor Harsh had a shower."

"We will see that also, sir. Till then, please go for your dinner; our food is very famous," said the receptionist. The receptionist called a few of the hotel staff and told them to take a look at their room. Vinay and friends sat on the sofas and started talking Harsh said, "I don't feel good in this hotel. I am 100 percent sure that there is something wrong in this hotel because I have stayed in many hotels, but this is the weirdest hotel. I mean, when we went to the 7th floor there were no lights and I felt presence of 4-5 people besides us. " After hearing Harsh, Riya said, "I think Harsh is right because when I, Meenal, and Rhea entered our rooms, it was stinking like it's a graveyard."

They continued talking, but in between, the receptionist came and said, "Sorry to interrupt in between, sir, but our staff went to your rooms, and they didn't find anything unusual." After hearing the receptionist, all of them were stunned at how that was possible. The receptionist said further, "If you want, you can also take a look at your rooms."

When they all saw their rooms, they couldn't believe their eyes that this was the same room they went in after coming from the city. Harsh again said, "This is totally unimaginable. I can't believe this is the exact room that we entered a few minutes earlier." When Vinay and Harsh came out of their room, they saw Meenal and Riya coming towards them. Riya said, "Now, there is no smell coming from our rooms." 

Hearing their conversation, Dev said, "I think we should leave this hotel right now." Harsh then replied, "I think it won't be right to leave this hotel right now because it's already late at night. I doubt we will get any vehicle or any place to stay." 

"I think Dev is right," said Rhea. Then Vinay asked, "What should we do now?" Meenal said, "I think we should have our dinner and go to sleep and leave this hotel tomorrow morning." All of the friends agreed to this and went down to have their dinner.

After having their dinner, they went to the garden for some fresh air; there they saw children playing and other guests taking some photos and relaxing. After having some fresh air, all that stress and tiredness were gone. After some time they decided to go back to their room; when they all went to the 7th floor, they could feel negative energy around them. All of them went in their respective rooms. When they all entered their room, they found nothing unusual; everything was the same as when they entered their room for the first time. 

They all changed their clothes, washed their hands, switched off the lights, and went to sleep. At 1:30 AM Vinay and Harsh felt like someone was pulling their blanket Vinay and Harsh pulled the blanket towards them again After 5 minutes someone pulled the blanket so hard that the blanket fell from the bed. Suddenly Vinay and Harsh got up they saw that their blanket was lying on the floor. They were a bit confused about how the blanket got there. Harsh asked Vinay, "Do you know how the blanket got there?" Vinay said, "No, I was sleeping with you I don't know." They took the blanket and again went to sleep after 10-15 minutes Vinay and Harsh heard a voice of someone's step in their room they turned their lights on. As soon they turned their lights on they saw that a white figure not clearly kicked the chair and chair broke the glass of the window and went down. After seeing both Vinay and Harsh frozed for a minute they couldn't believe what has just happened. Both of them were in shock after seeing this they felt like just someone sat on the bed. They could feel someone breathing except them in the room. Suddenly the door of their room opened and the luggage of Vinay and Harsh went out in air. Both Vinay and Harsh runned after their luggage as soon as they came out of their room the door closed on itself. When they came out they saw that rest of his friends were also out of their room and they were very scared. When Harsh asked what happened their friends replied when the went to sleep someone tried to choke them and later they heard someone continously knocking at their window like someone tried to break it and enter their room while they were talking they could see atleast 5-6 figures one liked like a sorcerer, other looked like a chef, a rich busineesmen , a journalist coming towards them but they suddenly disappeared. 

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