A teenaged girl named Olivia Ferdinandez discovers a mysterious book titled "The Tainted Rose"from her school library and everything turns into a horror when she purposely avoids reading it.
An anonymous messengers threatens her to work accordi...
Olivia really abhored the bullies in her class who still used to laugh loudly and walk along the school as if they owns half of the school. Nithin & his gang in the class were really annoying. They frequently bullied Ryan by naming him as a nerd and a freak. Sometimes they joked about him by saying that he's a bastard. Olivia too got bullied those days for she always attempted to save Ryan from getting bullied. Olivia was quitely sitting beside the window in the classroom. She felt disturbed as Nithin and his gang came into the classroom and pass hints about Ryan.
"You see there's no any space for nerds and freaks like them. I think someone is still lamenting like a nightingale." They started to laugh. Olivia stood up and walked out of the classroom. Nithin blocked the door. " Ah madam where are you leaving in such a hurry. Do you feel sad. Nerd's mistress" He cackled. Olivia felt angry. " How dare you say such bullshit. He is my best friend. Now stop bullying him. He's no longer living. That's what you all wanted. Just get off my way" Nithin smirked and attempted to stop her by holding her hand. She shook it away. "Why are you so rigid ha? Let's have some free time to talk" Nithin said with a vicious smile. Most of the time Nithin was a stalker to her. He forced Olivia to be his girlfriend but she always rejected him because of his behavior as a bully. At once someone entered into the classroom. "Stop it Nithin. Just leave her alone" It was Ashvin. He was standing by the doorway. He was a tall,smart boy with a handsome look on his face. He came near them."Ashvin it's none of your business" Nithin said. "Nithin I think you must leave her alone." Asvin repeated. "Who are you to tell me like that. You jerk! Do you want to have a fight?" Nithin went near him and said in a loud voice. Ashvin just smirked at him with a glare and they clenched their fists aggressively. Olivia pulled Ashvin back. "Ashvin let's go. It's useless to argue with them." Olivia took him out of the classroom. "We can't always bow our heads down to them like we used to merely because they are from a high class rich society. They are a real pain in the ass. Stupid brats." Ashvin's chests heaved. "Ashvin just forget it. Btw Thanks for being there" she said. Ashvin smiled. Ashvin too had a crush on her but he didn't get the ability to get much closer to her because she always used to hang out with Ryan and took him to be her best friend. At times he felt like envying Ryan. They both walked along the corridor.They talked with each other for a long moment. They both were feeling something unusual happening within them which they couldn't put into words.
"This time the competition will be very hard. We have to practice more" Olivia told Ashvin in order to break his eye contact with her. " Ah Yes, yes we have a talented crew. Specially you are very talented. I've seen you even performing traditional solo dance in last years competition." Olivia blushed due to his compliment. The school bell interrupted them and they both went into the class for the first period.
Olivia went to the library in the interval with the hope to borrow that strange book. She searched it in that particular shelf but she was unable to find it. She spend almost half of interval time in search of the book in each and every shelf.
After a few minutes Olivia went to the librarian. "Miss there was a book called The tainted rose. Did anyone burrow it?"
"The tainted rose? Ah who's the author?" The librarian asked. " Miss actually there was no any author's name. It was a hand written one with incomplete chapters. I thought that it might belong to someone who had presented it for a story writing competition" The librarian looked at Olivia as if she was uttering nonsense.
"No child. I've never seen such a book. I normally re-arrange all the book shelves daily but I've never seen that sort of a hand written one" Olivia felt bewildered. "Miss I swear I read it yesterday. It must be here" she uttered.
The librarian gave a mocking smile. "I know about all the books here. Child this kind of a book had never existed in this library. Why do you search for that book while there are so many other books in here" Olivia didn't reply and silently walked out of the library by totally being confused. "It was there yesterday. I read it also. Ah just forget it. Why am I so stupid to search for a handwritten incompleted book like that? I am feeling embarrassed now. The librarian might be thinking that I am mad aff" Olivia said to herself and shook her head and went away with the intention to forget about that mysterious book.
During afterschool practices the youngesters gathered into the dancing room. The dance music was really fantastic. "Perfect choice Anne" Dilan shouted. Anne fluttered proudly. Ashvin also took part as a member. He felt extremely happy as Olivia was appointed as his dance partner. They held hands and began to dance for the beat. At one point they had to get too close to their dance partners. Ashvin was looking at Olivia. She trembled a bit but Ashvin didn't want to let go off her hand even if the music changed.
During a small break the youngsters gathered into a corner. Naina was always interested in supernatural stuff so she began to manufacture stories. "Hey do you know. Earlier this school was a mansion. See how big this school is. So most probably 👻 ghosts of the ancient people might be still lurking everywhere😶"
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The others laughed. "Naina there are no such things like ghosts. Just don't be so foolish😏" Dilan said.
"Ah, then I am the foolish one. Paranormal activities are real. I firmly believe them." Naina said ignorantly. "Ah ok,ok then have you seen one?" asked Anne. Naina became silent. "Now see, even you haven't seen them, so they are all bullshit in my opinion" said Dilan.
Olivia too joined the argument. "I don't believe in ghosts but I truly admire this school for it resembles a good heritage. See the interior designs and all." Olivia said. "Me too" Ashvin supported her. Anne gave a schizoid smile by looking at them. Anne sensed the fact that Ashvin loves her so she became supportive. After a while Olivia went near the bags and she saw as if a shadow like figure passing by. Her hair blew in the wind. So she quickly looked hither and thither but there was no one.
"Those stories told by Naina still gives me the chills." Olivia murmured to herself and slowly walked away to begin the practices.
