When Being Young Starts Getting Old || H+L

Chapter 6

The trek continues like that, Harry starts slowly but effortlessly becoming a part of Liam, Zayn, Niall & Louis' tight circle. Now the group is standing at their final point, they will climb down tomorrow and leave, Harry doesn't want it to end, he's sad its almost over, but happy for what it was.

"So guys, this is Khipshi Pass, the highest point of our trek" James announces and the group cheers, "FINALLY"
"We'll be setting up camp here tonight, so you guys can relax for now" he finishes

"Hey, James!" Louis says, his eyes on a higher peak behind James, "What's up there?" He points his trekking stick to a red flag visible on the said peak

James looks at it before replying, "That? That's Bhuta"
"Let's go there! It'll have an awesome view" Louis asks

"Bhuta" James says in a monotonous voice, fixing Louis with a stare that could be translated as 'are you dumb'

"Does anyone here know what 'Bhuta' means?" He asks the group after a voice, getting different versions of no in return
"Bhuta means haunted" James continues when the murmurs stop, and everyone oohs, "According to the village elders, there used to be an old temple of the God 'Bhairav'. They said any wish made there on a full moon night, would come true. Hundreds of people would go there in search of this magic...but no one ever returned"
Some people screech at the last sentence, and James continues with an amused smile

"That temple was never found, but they say in every full moon night, thousands of spirits gather there, hoping for some kind of miracle to occur"

The peak's gotten Harry intrigued now, the cogs of his brain working, he knows he's going to climb there, not because he has a death wish.

"The interesting thing is, that tonight, is a full moon night." James says and pauses for effect.
"Still interested in that view?" He smirks, looking at Louis.
Louis doesn't reply but doesn't tear his eyes away from that peak either. Harry looks at him, and is pretty sure he can see what's going on in his brain. Harry smiles to himself because, Louis will be climbing it too.

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"What if the camp is haunted?" Sophia shivers out when they are sitting around a bonfire.

"They say that ghosts love the color red..." Zayn says as he walks by, stopping behind Sophia, "And you.." he taps Sophia's red jacket and tuts.
Sophia shrieks and starts removing the jacket frantically, even though it's freezing at the height they are at.

"Hey, Sophia!" Liam says, as Zayn joins Harry's side at the makeshift kitchen table, Harry's always the one behind it, cooking, because no one else trusts themselves to not kill everyone with what they'll cook.
"What's wrong, babe?" Liam asks as he sits beside Sophia on her log. "I'm right here! I know all the mantras to get rid of ghosts"

Zayn nods, "Yeah, his father's an exorcist" he says sarcastically.

"I can't wait to go home, 'm sick of eating noodles and wraps!" Niall grumbles, "I'm going to order 10 pizzas as soon as we climb down"

"You know, I haven't washed my hair in 3 days, I'm going to take a loong bubble bath as soon as I get home" Eleanor adds

"I'm only waiting to get away from Liam's snoring" Louis snorts