The Lost Legacy

2.Haunted Hour

CACI'S POV

I parked my car in front of the 'Haunted House' and opened the door of the passenger's seat to see Aida hugging the seat belt for her life showing me her puppy dog eyes but little did she know that it will not work on me today. I was determined to take her in. With a lot of struggles, I pulled her to the front gate. When I touched the front gate, I felt chills down my spine. I had some feeling that I didn't understand. But I knew one thing that the feeling wanted me to enter the house. I was lost in my thoughts only to be interrupted by Aida.

"Caci, still we can leave this place we don't have to enter", she tried convincing me but with a smile I took her with me inside.

This house wasn't haunted, but something was not right with this house. As we entered the building, we used our phone's flashlight as a source of light. The wind blew heavily making the door and windows slam against the walls continuously.

"Ahhhhhhh!!!", Aida screamed at the top of her lungs

"Aida, it's just the wind nothing to worry", I tried to comfort her.

"No, it's the ghosts warning us not to enter the house can we leave please...", she pleaded me with fear evident in her voice.

"Aida, there are no ghosts in this house let's face your fear come on in"

"Don't be so sure. This house may not have been haunted by the owner but there may be other spirits roaming around the house waiting for pure souls to take over and fulfill their unfulfilled wishes. Believe me this place gives me creeps", she said in serious tone.

"This is the result of binge-watching horror films", I mocked her.

"I totally regret that decision, know can we please leave I will buy you your favorite shoes and not even ask for my birthday gift", she tried to bribe me.

"You know what...let's explore this house!", I winked.

"Arghhh....I hate you"

"Feelings are mutual", I smirked at her.

"Fine. Mr.Ghost, if you can hear this I'm telling you I am not the pure soul your looking for. This girl right here is the purest of purest souls without any dream in her life take her instead of me", she shouted at the empty air.

"As if your life is filled with dreams", I rolled my eyes.

"I still have many things to do in my life like... watching Taylor Swift's live concert, getting a hand signed copy of William Cool's 'Spark of the nightmare', eating 50 ice-creams in fifteen minutes, partying continuously for days and..."

"Stop your rubbish bucket list, these are not considered as 'life's dreams' ", with that we started walking into the first door on the left of the living room. The entire place was empty filled with spider webs and dust. I opened the cabinet in the room, but it was also empty without any doubt. We then walked towards the kitchen. Aida is just rambling random things nonstop to keep her from the thoughts of ghost. I blocked out her voice and curiously explored the house. This house gave me a new feel which I have never felt before. I was lost in my thoughts that I didn't even notice Aida moving to the next room still rambling. That is when I realized that I had no source of light around me.

"I must have locked my phone in that cabinet!", I muttered under my breath with frustration. It was pitch black around me I couldn't even see my own hand. Aida's voice was also fading out.

"A..Aida... Where are you?", I asked nervously. She has passed her fears to me. Though I don't believe in ghosts I was scared because of the darkness.

"AIDA... Can you hear me?", this time I increased my volume. I heard faint voice of Aida "Caci, I am so terrified that even your voice is heard from the farthest corner while you are walking right behind me"

Uh..ohh..

"Caciiiiiiiiii, where the hell did you go leaving me alone?", I heard the high-pitched voice very clear even though she was somewhere far.

"Aida don't panic. I am still in the kitchen. For the record you were the one who left me behind", I shouted towards the direction where I heard her voice.

"Caci, I am shaking right now wherever you are just come to me", she said with her voice trembling.

"But the problem is I locked my phone inside the cabinet of the other room so you will have to come to the kitchen to get me", I reasoned out. I heard footsteps approaching me and a faint light but within a second it disappeared, and I heard a high cry of Aida.

"What happened Aida?"

"I think my phone died out of battery and I will die within few minutes before even turning 23 in the hands of Mr.Ghost", she said and the next second she began singing

"Taylor Swift here we go...

I don't know about you
But I'm feeling 22
Everything will be alright if
You keep me next to you

You don't know about me
But I'll bet you want to
Everything will be alright if
We just keep dancing like we're 22, 22"

She is insane. I walked towards the direction of her voice without speaking and suddenly I bumped against someone which was not Aida.

"AAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!", I shouted on top of my lungs. Hearing my scream Aida also shouted running towards me and bumped into me.

"We were supposed to prank Aida but didn't think it will be a two in one show", The other voice laughed and turned on the flashlight in his phone.

"IDIOTIC LIAM!!!, you were supposed to be on my team not scare me!", I shouted at him.

"It was fun though", he smirked.

"Excuse me, what the hell did I do to deserve this? Am I a joke here?", Aida was fuming with anger.

Liam and I looked each other for few seconds without answering and suddenly I saw his watch which stroke 12.00 A.M. I mouthed him to take the cake. I immediately closed Aida's eyes with my hands and kept her still from her struggles within my hold. Liam lit the candles in the cake, and I removed my hands.

"HAPPY 23 AIDA!!!", we smiled at her. she stood there staring at us and the cake with a slight shock.

"Make a wish", I said.

She closed her eyes and blew the candles off. She cut the cake and fed it to herself chirping "Happy birthday to myself!"

We laughed at her, but she immediately squinted her face looking at us.

"But I will not spare you two for almost killing me", she said and grabbed the cake from Liam's hands. We immediately knew what she was up to and started sprinting the other side with Aida following us. I ran faster and suddenly everything around me felt moving upwards or rather I was falling into the earth. I couldn't see a thing everything was dark, with a loud thud my body hit a hard platform.

"CACIIII!!!!!", I heard Liam and Aida shouting my name.