The hallway strechted endlessly, twisting in impossible ways. The friend clung together, their breath shallow, hearts pounding in the suffocating darkness. The whisper had grown louder, angrier, almost shouting their names: " YOU CANNOT LEAVE...."
Rohit,moving step ahead, stumbled over a broken floorbroad. Before anyone could warn him, a shadow shot from the wall, wrapping around him like living smoke. He screamed, but the sound was swallowed by the mansion. Mira and others ran forward, only to see, Rohit vanish into the blackness, leaving behind a faint trail of icy mist
Where he had been,
Tara clutched mira's arm, trembling.
"He.... He's gone..," she whispered.
Nisha scanned the mirrors lining the hall and froze: Rohit reflection appeared trapped inside the glass, screaming silently. The hollow had choosen it's first prey
Mira's flashlight flickered violently,
Throwing twisted shadows that seemed to crawl toward them. She gripped the journal tighter, the words seeming to pulse :
" The hollow feeds on fear.it hungers.
The brave fall first"
The friends realised in terror : no one here was SAFE, and the mansion was just beginning.