Short Horror Story?

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Words in brackets are (thoughts)
Words in flower bracket is {information}

Flashback :-

After Annu went in search of Haider, Hoor started reading her novel which she carries in her bag everywhere. Shehry, Zubi and Maha were playing with a ball they had with them from picnic.

Shehry throws the ball to Maha which she miss to catch. The ball rolls in the corridor. Maha tell the kids "You both wait here, I'll bring the ball." She go in the direction where the ball went and find it lying near a big door.

She look at the door and observe the lock as it was strangely locked with some threads on it. She shrugs the thought and turn to head back, suddenly she hear some metal sound. She look around and to her surprise a key was lying down near the wall.

She pick the key and walk towards the door, she was curious to know why the door was locked strangely. She start to open the threads from the lock,{horror music starts to play in the background} then she insert the key and unlock the lock. She now unlock the aldrop latch and open the door wide, some dust fall on her due to which she coughs.

She enter into the room and look around. She find lots of photo frames of a lady with a small boy. There was dust everywhere, she was looking at a specific painting very closely because it was not covered with dust at all. When out the blue the door close by itself with a 'thud' sound.

She rush to the door and try to open it, she even call out others for help. But she was unaware that her voice was not even crossing the door. She started to feel heavy and her eyelids close.

Flashback ends.

*******

Maha : Your maasi is long gone, hahahaha.

Hoor : What does that mean?

Maha : Are you all dumb? I mean I'm possessing her body.

Shehry : But why? Where is your body?

Maha : Agrrrr!!! You all are making me angry.

Annu : Let's pause the conversation for sometime.

Maha : What???

Haider : Actually I want to rest, let Annu di take me to the room then you can continue.

Maha : Oh, okay.

【Author : What's going on here?

Maha : Haider wants to rest.

Author : So, you are a spirit possessing a body. How come you are listening to them?

Maha : Its called spirituality.

Author : huh???

Maha : Like human have humanity, we have spirituality. Hehe.】

Annu : I'm back, continue from where you stopped.

Maha : I was telling that I'm the queen of this palace and I have possessed your sister's body. I had a son who was taken away from me and now I want him back.

Hoor : Where can we find him?

Maha : He is infront of me.{she was eyeing Shehry}

Shehry : Why are you looking at me like that?

Maha : You resemble a lot like him.{she walk towards Shehry and hold his hand} Will you come with me?

Shehry{scared} : N..n..noo.

Hoor : Leave his hand.

Maha : Choose, you want him or your daughter?

Hoor{panic} : Zubi, where is Zubi?{she looks around}

Annu{furious} : What did you do to her?

Maha : I didn't do anything yet, go to the terrace fast.

*******

Hoor and Annu run towards the terrace. They reach and start to search Zubi, both of them get shocked to see Zubi walking at the edge of the railing.

Hoor{worried} : Zubi, come down please.

Zubi : Mom, I want to but I can't. My legs are working on their own.

Annu very silently go behind her and pull Zubi towards her. Hoor rush to them and tightly hug, kiss her daughter. The trio return back to the hall.

Maha : What is your decision?

Hoor{confidently} : Neither I am giving my son nor I'll lose my daughter. {Hoor hold her children's hand and walk in the direction of main door.}

Maha{angry tone} : No one is leaving this palace until I say.

The main door which was wide open shut on its own. Annu whisper to Hoor "Di, we should act smartly. Let her assume that we believed her and at an appropriate time we will take action." Hoor reply as "okay"

Annu : If we give you Shehry, will you allow us to go?

Maha : Sure, why not? But first let's eat lunch.

Hoor : Okay.

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After lunch Zubi go into the kitchen to keep her plate. She was alone in the kitchen, she was washing her hand. A cabinet very slowly opens which was located at the back of her legs and two hand come out of it towards her.

Zubi was unaware of this, she while humming something was washing her hands. When the hands were about to grab her legs, Annu call her and she walk out of the kitchen. The hands immediately return back into the cabinet and the cabinet gets closed.

Annu : Zubi go and give this icecream to Shehry.

Zubi : Where is he?

Annu : Near the room. {Zubi climb the stairs}

*******

Hoor{to Annu} : What's the plan?

Annu{low tone} : We will take her to a room, distract her with our talks and at the correct moment tie her to a chair.

Hoor : Good plan.

Annu : Obviously it will be good, I made it.

Hoor : Stop self appreciating yourself.

Maha : What are you both whispering?

Annu : Nothing.

Hoor : Would you like to show us your room?

Maha : Yes, you know I loved my son a lot. But the enemies attacked our kingdom and took the throne from my husband. Then they took my son infront of me and killed him.

{All this talking was taking place while walking to the Queen's room which was located on ground floor.}

Annu : I'm sorry for your loss.

Hoor : But we are also sorry for doing this?

Maha was confused about what was Hoor sorry. When out of nowhere both the girls hold her and make her sit on a chair. Annu tie her with the rope she was hiding in her dress. Maha was struggling to free herself.

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Do you think Maha is really possessed?

Do you think they can hold Maha captive?