Whispers of the Dead Room
The locked door
Chapter 1: The locked door
Arjun
Mira, pick up the phone!
Mira
I'm going there today.
Mira
The old building.... The dead room.
Arjun
That place is abandoned!
Arjun
It's dangerous.... Please, don't do this.
Mira finally reached the abandoned structure.
Mira
The building is worse than I imagined.....
Mira
Everything is broken.... Silent.
Mira
.....but it just opened by itself
???
I've been waiting for you.
???
You're standing exactly where it happened.
Mira
No!! That's not possible!!
Mira
Who did it?? Tell me!!
???
Because you are not ready for the truth.
???
I don't play games,Mira...
???
Welcome...... to the dead room.
Suddenly, the voice stops. The heavy silence of the room returns, more suffocating than before.
Mira
Please!! Don't leave!!
Mira
Mirror.... something is appearing on it....
Mira
YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE COME ALONE!!
The Shadow That Breathes
Mira is still inside the Dead Room. The torch keeps flickering.
Mira
The writing on the mirror is gone.
Mira
Like it was never there.
The cold deepens suddenly. Mira's breath turns to mist.
Mira
Hello?? I know you're here!!
Mira
You spoke to me...... told me about my sister
At the edge of the torchlight — in the corner of the room — a shape. Not complete. Not gone. Like smoke. Present… and not.
???
You should have left when you had the chance
Mira
I'm not leaving without answers
???
You don't understand what you're asking for
Mira
Then help me understand!!
The shape flickers. Moves slightly closer
???
Every truth in this place comes with a price
Mira
I'm willing to pay it
Mira
My sister was MURDERED!!
Mira
What price could possibly be higher than that??
Long silence. The shape becomes slightly more solid — then dissolves like vapor.
Mira
What does that mean??
The building's lights begin flickering violently...
Mira runs. The door slams shut behind her.
Outside, she's leaning against the wall, breathing hard.
Arjun
MIRA!! Are you okay??
Arjun
What happened in there??
Mira
It spoke to me, Arjun
Mira
Said Anaya was murdered!!
Mira
And that every truth has a price
Arjun
Mira please come home. Please.
Mira
I'm going back tomorrow
Mira
And I need to know everything
She turns back to look at the building.
One window — just one — is lit.
And something inside is watching.
Three Questions
Next day. Evening. Mira and Arjun standing outside the Dead Room.
Arjun
Tell me you're not seriously going back in there
Mira
It knows something. About Anaya. I'm not walking away from that.
Arjun
Then let me come in this time
Arjun
Why not?? I'm already standing right here!
Mira
Because I don't know what happens once we're both inside. I can't watch out for you and figure out the answers at the same time.
Arjun
[frustrated] So I just… stand here.
Mira
[softer] I need you here. If something goes wrong inside — I need someone who knows exactly where I am, who can get help. That can't be me.
Arjun
[exhales] I hate this plan
Arjun
Text me. Every few minutes if you can.
(The gate opens on its own.)
Mira
Going in. Stay close.
(Mirror room. Same darkness. Same broken everything.)
(First comes the cold. Then the quality of the silence shifts.)
???
Didn't think you'd come back so soon
(That same shape — at the edge of the light. Flickering. Present but absent.)
Mira
Can I see you properly? Clearly?
???
That was your first question
???
I only answer three questions at a time
Mira
😤 Fine. Fine. Two questions left. I won't waste them.
???
I am the one who died in this room before your sister did
???
…That was your third question
Mira
Her name… whose name??
(The cold disappears instantly.)
(The room becomes just a broken room again.)
(Mira runs out. Arjun is right there, pacing.)
Arjun
MIRA! You didn't text me, I almost came in—
Mira
There's a three-question rule
Mira
But I learned one thing
Mira
The ghost isn't Anaya
Mira
Someone else died here first
Arjun
…That's actually important
Mira
Tomorrow I go back with better questions
Arjun
Every single day?? Mira—
Mira
Arjun. My sister was MURDERED.
Mira
I'll go every day if I have to.
Arjun
But tomorrow, I'm not just standing out here. I'm coming in with you.
[tired, doesn't argue this time]
Arjun
Get some sleep, Mira. Please.
(But sleep isn't coming.)
???
"I am the one who died before your sister did."
Mira
(And what had she seen?)
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