The halls were dripping with blood.
Lights flickered.
The air was thick with the smell of burning chemicals and iron. Somewhere far away, a low growl echoed, like a monster breathing in the dark.
Ayesgull wiped sweat from her forehead. "This place is not a school anymore. It's a horror movie with no director."
Gull-e-Amna nodded, holding a metal pipe. "Let's find a way out before we become the next victims."
Suddenly, a shadow appeared at the end of the hallway.
Footsteps.
Slow. Steady. Cold.
A girl in a black hoodie and a black mask stood under the broken light. Her head tilted slightly, and her hands were tucked into her sleeves.
Her voice echoed, strange but calm.
"I heard your voices. I was looking for you."
The group froze.
Alina Shezadi squinted. "Wait… is that Minha?"
The girl nodded slowly. "Yes. I entered the same door you did. But I got separated."
Ayesgull stepped closer. "Are you okay? Where have you been?"
"I was scared at first," the girl said in a soft voice. "But then… I found something. A room. It had the same door we came through."
Hooria's eyes lit up. "A way out?"
"Maybe," the girl whispered. "Come with me. I can show you."
🌒 The Room
They followed her through a hallway filled with shattered mirrors and broken lockers.
When they reached a metal door at the end of the corridor, it was glowing faintly blue. Cold air seeped from its edges.
"This is it," she said.
"Looks… spooky," Hooria whispered.
Alina narrowed her eyes. "Why is the door cold?"
Before anyone could answer, the door behind them slammed shut.
BOOM!
The echo felt like thunder in their chests.
They turned — but it was locked.
"W-Why did it close?" Ayesgull asked.
The girl in the black mask stepped forward.
Then slowly… removed her mask.
But instead of a face…
There was nothing.
No eyes.
No nose.
No mouth.
Just a blank, smooth surface like a wax statue.
Everyone froze.
Then, in a voice that didn't come from her mouth but echoed inside their minds, she spoke:
"Do you see me now?"
The face began to ripple like water, and suddenly — it transformed.
The blank face now looked like one of their classmates.
Someone they knew.
But not Minha.
They all gasped.
Gull-e-Amna stepped back, horrified. "I-It's you…"
The identity was unclear. The face was familiar — but they couldn't say who it was.
The girl — or thing — smiled with someone else's face and whispered:
"You don't remember me. But I never forgot you."
The Fight Begins
Suddenly, the creature lunged at Ayesgull.
She tried to stop time — but nothing happened.
She was slammed against the wall.
"AYESGULL!" Alina screamed.
Hooria grabbed a sharp stick and used her power to throw objects, but the creature dodged with inhuman speed.
Gull-e-Amna shouted, "PAIN!"
But nothing worked. The creature was unaffected.
"Why… aren't our powers working?!" Hooria cried.
Alina pulled out a chemical bottle from her belt. "Stand back!"
She threw it — BOOM! — an explosion of green fire burst out, blasting the creature into the wall.
Smoke covered everything.
They caught their breath.
"Did… we do it?" Ayesgull coughed.
But from the smoke, a voice echoed…
"You're still weak."
The creature appeared again — no scratch on her.
And this time — she was floating.
They fought with everything.
Chairs flew. Fire blasted. Chemicals exploded. Water splashed. But the creature dodged, twisted, vanished and reappeared. She fought like she could predict their every move.
She whispered into Gull-e-Amna's ear:
"Your pain doesn't scare me. I was born in it."
She grabbed Alina and slammed her into the ground.
Hooria tried to pin her with floating tables — the creature shattered them like glass.
One by one… they fell.
Blood pooled on the floor.
The creature walked through it… and smiled.
She whispered:
"The time has come."
And then… silence.
End Scene
The door behind them creaked open slowly, but no one moved.
Blood stained the floor.
A trail of footprints led into the darkness.
And the girl — the thing — with the stolen face disappeared into the shadows.