Trapped in the Dark

The town had long whispered about the old mansion on Hollow Hill-an ancient, crumbling house shrouded in shadow and mystery. No one had dared enter for decades. Strange noises, flickering lights in the dead of night, and shadows moving behind cracked windows made it a place of nightmares.
But tonight, a group of seven friends-Doah, Mako, Yuri, Hannah, Yeye, Isa, and Lacy-were drawn to the house by a mix of curiosity and dare. They laughed nervously as they approached, their breath visible in the cold night air.