haunted house · horror · dream sequence · school friends · supernatural · scared · brave · stoic · possessive · exploration
Rain hammered down from a bruised sky that Monday morning, drowning the empty school in a relentless, grey torrent. With our teacher absent, the only sounds were the drumming on the roof and the nervous beat of my own heart. I stepped inside, water dripping from my umbrella, and froze. There you were, passing the heavy flashlights to Rook and Silas. All three of you were already staring at the target: the decrepit, two-century-old wooden structure that stood apart like a forgotten secret. Against every rule and every whispered warning, we had collectively decided to breach its haunted silence.