Chapter dedicated to @Krazy_Kiran for being an awesome author, an amazing person and for that fabulous cover. I would like to give a special mention to Natasha mubashar because with her vote this book had reached 123 votes (I keep a track of all this like who gave the first vote who is my xx follower or xx voter, commenter of a special number)

P.s The place described in this chapter does not exist. IT IS A PRODUCT OF MY IMAGINATION! If such a place exists then I don't know but I had everything planned since a long time for this book.

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We had been driving non-stop for three hours straight and Lee complained of being hungry. Honestly, he was whining like we were going to starve to death. I couldn't believe that Lee is the same guy whose velvet voice had made me swoon; now it was beginning to annoy me.

"My nipples have hardened from the cold." Lee passed a random comment and we all gave him a weird look.

"My penis has hardened but do you see me complaining? Now shut up and sit quietly like a good boy or I will throw you out of the window." Rajiv snapped at him and Lee raised his hands in mock surrender.

Bobby was playing angry birds on her phone while hammy was making noises in his throat whenever one of the birds missed the bad piggies.

Bobby got bored and placed her phone on her lap with a game left open called 'Ant Smasher' for hammy to play. Hammy was furiously rubbing his paws on the screen of bobby's phone and let out a disgruntled noise when he missed squishing an ant.

"I don't understand why we guys have nipples I mean what's the use of us having nipples? We don't produce milk. Do people have hair around their nipples, or is it clean?" Lee spoke up again and we all asked him to shut up.

"CALM YOUR TITTIES. SHEESH I WAS JUST A BIT CURIOUS" Lee raised his hands displaying a peace symbol but if he spoke again then I think he wouldn't remain alive for much longer.

"It's getting dark so I think we can stop when we spot a hotel and have our dinner then retire for the night there."

Rajiv must have got tired from all this driving but he didn't want his baby (car) to be touched by anyone other than himself so he didn't allow Bobby or Lee to take over the wheel.

"I need to take a piss so can you pull over?" Lee spoke up again but Rajiv didn't pay him any heed.

"If you pretend to not listen to me then I will do it here. It's 7pm now! I have controlled myself but I can't hold it much any longer" Lee whined while I thought of ways to strangle him.

"Honest to God, why am I even friends with you?"

"Even I need to take a piss"

Rajiv and Bobby spoke up at the same time. Lee raised his fist when Rajiv pulled over the car to an isolated place.

"Even if you don't want to do it, just go and try because I am not going to stop will we find a hotel." Rajiv gave me a stern look while I rolled my eyes at him.

Lee had already jolted inside the bushes so I made a move away from this area. There were bushes and twigs everywhere but I didn't know what to do. I felt naked all of a sudden.

"The heavenly natural feeling; oh joy"

"Shut up Lee and can you move far away. DON'T TURN AN LOOK AT ME! GET YOUR DINGLY DONGLY AWAY FROM ME OR I'LL PISS ON YOU"

I heard a few shouts so I scrambled much further away till I found a small wooden stall. Curiosity got the better of me so I skipped to the direction of the wooden stall and bile rose up when I opened the stall.

The stink was nasty and I was about to pass out but a pair of arms grabbed me from behind and steadied myself.

I think a fly went inside my mouth. Does this mean I am non-vegetarian now?

"What the hell are you doing going deep inside the forest." Bobby scowled at me.

"What are you doing here?" I asked her while we moved away from that's stall.

"You were taking a lot of time so I wanted to check on you but Lo! I see you happily skipping into the deeper part of this forest to a random place."

I shushed bobby and asked her to turn around. I found a perfect spot and I felt like I was some sort of an animal when I squatted down and the cool breeze gazed on my skin along with a few twigs and leaves. After I was done I literally shoved sand inside the small pit.

I felt like a cat now.

"I think Rajiv has a hand sanitizer in the glove box so don't go further into the forest in search of water," Bobby spoke from afar with her body still turned away from me.

We walked back to the car to find Lee and Rajiv already waiting for us inside the car.

"Too you both long enough," Rajiv mumbled but we chose to ignore him.

My back was paining and my bum went sore from sitting in the car for a long time. I couldn't even stretch my body. I just hope we could find a place to reside for the night. A few more minutes passed by and we all out a collective gasp when we saw a board with the name 'Spooky village villa'.

I almost peed my pants by just looking at the board.

There was a huge board that was in the cut off a man who wore a black shawl and rays of colorful lights were being emitted from him. The man had a dummy of a human head whose eyes were rolled up and blood was being dripped from the corner of his mouth.

"This shit is awesome as fuck! Let's go in, let's go in right now!" Lee walked out of the car while the three of us were rooted in our seats.

"Umm, should we guys go?" I asked them while looking at the dummy man's head held by the devil with a scythe in his other arm.

"Or we can just leave Lee here and move?" Rajiv suggested but Bobby wasn't amused by his joke.

"Gum naam hai koiiiii." A voice crept up behind us and we let out an ear pitching scream.

"You guys are cowards, Ahahaha look at your faces." Lee had tears in his eyes and I was trying to calm my racing heart down.

Rajiv took the car in the parking area and asked us to wait for him. I was observing and analyzing this creepy place. If this was a Jurassic park I would have happily gone inside but this place looked scary as shit plus this is an isolated place and god knows if we could ever come back out of this place or ever get into contact with the human world.

There was a huge pathway that was filled with bones and fake corpses on the side of the road. There were trees of dark shaded color and one of the trees had a kid dangling from one of its branches.

Did we reach some sort of amusement park by mistake?

I let out a huge breath of air when I noticed normal people playing around in the reception area so it meant this place was safe. Maybe this was some kind of a new tourist site that isn't well known yet.

"Room for four please" Rajiv asked the man at the reception counter who gave us a creepy smile that revealed his fangs.

The man handed over a small skeleton that had a key attached to its bottom.

"Khoon piyoge?" (Would you like to have some blood?) A lady in white saree with her hair reaching till her ankles came to us with a tray that had four black hour shaped glasses with liquid in it.

"No thanks." Rajiv and I pushed the glasses so Bobby and Lee took two shots of whatever it was.

"That was delicious." Lee smacked his lips for emphasis.

"The night hasn't even begun. Would you all, like to join the other people for a show of massacre that is about to begin? We will have fun games, that involve killing, drinking of blood and taking over of souls." The receptionist spoke and directed us towards the backside of this creepy place.

Bobby asked me to tuck the room key in my clutch for safety.

Hammy looked tired and I placed him over my head. I couldn't stuff him inside my boobs here.

"I wanted to ask you this but keep forgetting about it; where did your watch go? You were having it till the morning but then it just disappeared?" Rajiv asked me so I lied to him by telling that I must have lost it somewhere.

"Are you sure you lost it? I feel you are hiding something." He looked into my eyes trying to make me squirm but I wasn't going to back down.

"Don't look too much into it. It was just one of the many watches my mother had given to me. It doesn't even matter so let it go." I hoped he would shut up and let go of the topic but from the looks of it, he would talk to me about it again.

Outside, there were a lot more of creepy stuff going on.

There was a bonfire going on and the fire was in blue color with the shape of a skeleton. People were dancing around the fire with skulls, human heads or bones in their arms. There were even a few zombie-like creatures who were playing with the humans in the circle.

"Do you want to go the place called Death's play house?" a voice rasped out and bony hand touched my shoulder. I grabbed Rajiv's arms for dear life and I think my nails made a hole in his shirt because of my tight hold on him.

There was a man standing behind us with normal clothes but he had a spring attached on top of his head that was carrying a dripping brain.

"Nice to meet you all, I am one of the planners of this place." He brought out a hand for a handshake to Bobby who gingerly took his hand. The man took his hand back but the part of his hand, from the elbow, was left in bobby's palms and the man's fingers started wiggling in bobby's palms. Bobby literally plucked off the fingers off from her palm and threw it on the man's face, who let out a laugh.

I wonder how people are even roaming alive here with no attack to their heart by now.

"The night is still young so let's explore it while we are at it and who knows we might face our fears?" Rajiv tried to lighten the situation so the four of us walked to the place called 'Death's Playhouse'.

Because this place was new the tickets were really very cheap and because we had booked for a stay they even gave us a discount for any two kinds of activity that we wanted to go for.

We all took a silent prayer before entering Death's Playhouse. There were a few groups and families who were crying and running away while there were a few sets of people who were fanning someone on their lap. Even throwing a bucket of water didn't help them to gain consciousness.

I am not scared of all of this because nothing could be scarier than my mother.

With that though in my mind, I entered the place that would most probably take my life and I would never come back alive again so to take revenge, my vengeful soul would kill the innocent people who entered the house and I would make them join me in my killing spree.

Inside the house, there was complete darkness with an occasional sound of a rustling noise. We all were holding each other's hands without exchanging any words. I felt that I was blind because of the never ending pitch blackness before my eyes but then there was a flash and we saw a lady who crossed our paths.

Thump, thump, thump. My heart was rapidly beating and I could hear my blood flowing swiftly.

"Did you... did you see that?" Lee bellowed and for the first time since we came to this place, I could hear Lee shaking in fright.
"Stop squeezing my hands again and again." Rajiv asked me and I frowned in his direction even though I couldn't see him.

"Yea Nathalia, not to be rude but you are sweating a lot so leave my hand"

"I left your hand a long time ago. In fact, I'm not holding anyone's hands right now." I spoke out making my friends quiet.

"THEN WHO THE HELL IS STILL SQUEEZING MY HAND'S?" Bobby and Rajiv screamed while Lee was quiet.

There was a flickering of light and I gasped when I noticed Lee passed out on the floor. Bobby and Rajiv were stammering because right next to them, there were two headless people who were holding their hands.

"RUN!" I screamed then ran like a madwoman in some direction but then I remembered Lee who was passed out so I bent down and grabbed him by the shoulders and made a move in darkness.

"Oh goody, you are awake," I spoke when I felt Lee running with me. I noticed a room and dashed inside with Lee behind me who for some unknown reason was quiet. "How come you are so quiet?" I asked him while taking in the beauty of this room. "Why are you...? WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?" I backed away to a corner away from this human or ghost or whoever it was.

"I am... I am a tourist... I got lost here and I heard some screaming so when I came for help you just grabbed me and made me run so I just ran along." He spoke while adjusting his glasses.

"How do I know if you are really a human?" I narrowed my eyes at him in suspicion. The boy widened his eyes then ran out of the room while I stood there looking at his retreating figure in confusion. I felt a cold harsh breath on my neck followed by a tickling sensation so I made the mistake of looking up to see what it was and I came face to face with a human-like a creature who was crawling on the wall towards my direction.

Black soulless eyes were intensely looking at me; the creature's mouth was stitched. For a moment, I wanted to ask her if she was a Japanese ghost because I had seen her somewhere on TV or a movie long time ago.

The creature started to crawl at an inhuman speed so I ran from the room. I felt a painful claw on my head so I knew that Hammy would have also gotten scared by now. At the corridor, there were three divisions and I chose the center one because it was blue in color and that was my favorite color. Upon reaching the bottom of the stairs I let out a squeal when I saw food around me.

I opened the fridge and out of nowhere a hand came out and tried to grab me so I smacked it with the nearest object which happened to be a teddy bear.

"Didi, mere sath khelogi?" (Sister, would you like to play with me?") A little girl holding a joker was giving me the infamous gooey eye look.

"Nahi, mein thaki huwi hun." (No, I am tired). The girl frowned at me then clapped her hands. The floor was vibrating and the walls were coming closer and closer but I managed to make an escape through a small hole of the wall.

My back hit something hard so I let out an ear pitching scream thinking I was going to die. I didn't want to die now, at least not here but in a better and calmer place where I can get free ice-creams and chocolates without paying the humans looking after their store.

"Nathalia, Is that you? Oh, thank God." Rajiv pulled me in for a hug while muttering words like he was so happy to see me but me being the curious cat that I am, I began to sniff him.

"Are you sniffing me?" He chuckled. I rose on my toes and smelled him properly. He smelled of strawberries.

"Why do you smell of strawberries?" I asked him while I kept sniffing him up and down.

"That's for me to know and for you to never find out. Let's go find Bobby and Lee." Rajiv intertwined our fingers while we began a dual search party to find our friends. His lips were moving but my concentration was on his palms; his hands were so soft like a baby's bottom. Does he use baby products? Even a baby wouldn't have such a soft palm! Would him butt be as soft as his hands?"

"Stay here, I'll go look inside and come." Rajiv gave me a smile then entered a room.

"Thande thande pani se nahana chahiye gaana aye yea na aye." I heard a familiar voice singing so naturally on instinct I followed the voice that was resonating through an old wooden door. "MY VIRGIN EYES" I screamed when I saw a man dancing in the shower half naked.

"Nathalia" Lee gasped out while sitting on the closed lid of the toilet seat.

"Why are you sitting here? WHY ARE YOU IN A BATHROOM WITH A MAN WHO IS DANCING AND SINGING IN THE SHOWER NAKED." I grabbed his collar and slapped him lightly a few times.

"What man? There is no one here!" he grabbed my face and made me turn around. To my horror, there was no one in the room.

"I am going to go crazy! This is not a play house!" I muttered to myself while washing my face.

"Nathalia"

"They actually built this place well. It looks so real but it's fake. Whoever made this place is actually a genius." I kept rambling while Lee was trying to tell me something.

"Nathalia" he called out my name again but I ignored him.

"Next time whatever shit approaches us, I will most probably pull out their mask and laugh on their face and ... WHY IS THE WATER RED IN COLOR?" my hands were all red because of the water.

"NATHALIA" lee screamed and this time, I got his attention.

"..."

"RUN" I screamed but toppled over a head so Lee carried me bridal style away from a man who was standing with an axe. He had a chain of human fingers around his neck.

"Nathalia, Where are you? Answer me" I could hear Rajiv echoing my name.

"I found her! Where are you?" Lee hollered back at Rajiv. Lee was panting for air while mumbling something under his breath that sounded like 'she looks so thin but is so fat'

I smacked him on the face. "I am curvy" I bellowed at him.

Rajiv hurried to our direction and began inspecting us.

"It's ok you don't have to worry about me," Lee spoke out in awe.

"I don't care about you. Are you alright Nathalia? Are you hurt? I asked you to stay! You went looking around for this fart bag." Rajiv pulled me into his arms so I began to sniff him again.

"Why is she sniffing you?" Bobby peeked behind Lee's shoulder while giving me a weird look.

"Hammy eyes are crossed! Give Hammy to me." Bobby plucked of Hammy's paws from my head. To my horror, Hammy had a few string of my hair in his paws.

Have I gone bald?! OH NO! If I go out in the sun will the sun rays topple from my bald area and create a rainbow?

"Oh, kids! It's wonderful to see you here. Are you having fun?" the guy who had asked us to enter this playhouse was sitting on a chair made of what looked like knives.

"Please get us out of here." Rajiv pleaded the guy who was grinning from ear to ear.

"Well, I feel good toning so ok I will help you both out." He spoke while making his way over to us. He motioned us to follow him so we scampered behind him like loyal dogs.

"Ai Dayan, kya haal hai tera? Sab theek hai?"

The man made conversations with all the ghosts on our way to the exit of this play house. We thanked him then left to a place where we had our dinner. It was a buffet with only vegetarian food.

Rajiv saw me hesitating to eat. "Umm, I don't eat much so I don't want to waste food," I told him when he gave me a questioning look.

"You eat whatever that you want to and finish how much ever you can. I will finish the rest." He smiled at me while my heart swelled up and I felt some sort of a weird sensation going inside my organs like they were jumping around.

Why were my organs jumping? I think it must be the aftermath of that playhouse. Yeah, that must be it.

I tried to finish whatever I could but my stomach was not used to me stuffing much food inside so my eyes welled up when I felt my stomach twist in knots.

"Don't force yourself." Rajiv scowled and took the plate away from me. He gulped the food in a few seconds like he had been hungry since ages.

"Don't you know, staring is rude." He raised his eyebrows while I flushed in embarrassment.

"Do you want to explore this place more or..." Lee trailed off then shut his mouth upon looking at our faces.

"Geez, calm your tits." Lee laughed but none of us joined him.

We walked inside the area that was filled up with tiny huts. It looked like you were in a village but it was more of a set than an actual village. There were hay's, cows tied up, Lake's etc to give you that feeling of being inside a village.

"I just want to pull the water from the well, can I please do that?" Lee asked Bobby who shook her head but Lee grabbed us and took us to the well. Lee happily pulled the rope but we heard some howling noise that was really scary.

"Lee... I think you should stop." I tried pulling the rope away from him but then a lady emerged from the water and raised her arms up in the air.

"AHHH. BHAAGOO." We all ran like maniacs and I swore to myself that I would never go anywhere with Lee because he brings only trouble.

"I admit... these people...are awesome... to create...such a place..." Bobby panted out her words.

The people who worked there told us that the rooms are safe and no spooky activity would take place inside. If we go out to any specific areas where they are supposed to scare us, then we will encounter all kinds of paranormal activities.

"Room sweet room," Lee spoke while opening the door of our room. There was a small pot with glasses kept next to it and a huge cot in the center of the room. The bathrooms were outside so we had to go out for that. There was a TV plastered on the wall and just a fan in the center of the room.

"I had asked for a simple room so..." Rajiv spoke while awkwardly rubbing his neck.

"Hey, as long as people like me exist then you don't have to worry about the places because I make everything fun," Lee spoke while hugging Rajiv who tried to push him away.

"That sounded wrong Lee." Bobby shook her head in amusement before making her way to sleep at the left corner of the mattress. Lee threw his shirt and hopped next to her and latched himself over Bobby.

"You sleep in that corner. I will lie down next to Lee because he likes to hug something when he sleeps." Rajiv spoke while lying down next to Lee who was sound asleep and lay like a log.

Before I drifted into La La land I felt something on my forehead and my palms were engulfed in something soft and my nostrils were filled with the scent of strawberries.

I think I am floating in heaven.

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Ramblings! (A.K.A ANNOYING NOTE XD)
How many of you are a fan of new generation Indian authors? My friend @That_madrasi_girl gave me a book called 'Half girlfriend' by Chetan Bhagat, I don't know what to do with life anymore and my friend hasn't taken the book back from me so if anyone wants it come and take it from me. LOL.

My favorite Indian authors are R.K Narayanan and Ruskin Bond.

I read two books by R.K. Narayanan called 'The English Teacher' & 'Under the banyan tree and other short stories' I love this author and his works!

I am planning to read 'Aarushi' by Avirook Sen soon.

People love Nikita Singh and Durjoy Datta so I read one book by these authors. I read 'After all this time' by Nikita Singh and it was like a simple sweet love story kind of book.

Because of these holidays (I am so bored) I ordered Durjoy Datta's book 'World's (worst) best boyfriend.' I was curious about this author and his works because of the hype about him plus I found this book in my newsfeed everywhere so...

My eyes were wide as saucers while reading this book at a few places :p I actually liked the book xD there are a lot of cussing and whatnot but I can't find it in me to review negative about a book because when we buy a book we don't just buy a book but also the authors patience, drafts, time, sleepless nights and days and what not so I always appreciate each and every writer and author's work out there because we all need a bit of appreciation and motivation for the efforts put in.

Anyway it's time for me to sign off :) take care and stay blessed people

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