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00:00Story Title The Whispering Shadows
00:02As the clock struck 10 p.m., heavy clouds started to pour raindrops on the ground.
00:09A bolt of terrifying lightning flashed across the dark sky.
00:14In the blink of an eye, these drops transformed the calm evening into a chaotic one.
00:21The only light that could be seen came from occasional flashes of streetlamps.
00:26The pathway that was once routine to transverse now felt like a scene from a nightmare.
00:33Scylla stared at the raindrops without blinking.
00:37Internally, she blamed herself, acknowledging that no matter how much work pressure there
00:42was, she should have gone back to her hostel earlier.
00:47She questioned herself about how she would reach the hostel.
00:51She began to think of different ways to get there, but in the end, she was still clueless.
00:57The route from the college library to her hostel was short, and she could usually walk
01:02it easily.
01:03But the array seen outside was frightening.
01:07Knowing that her roommate, Ifrah, usually slept early, she decided to call her to see
01:13if she could pick her up from the library.
01:17As expected, Ifrah didn't answer the call.
01:20Feeling weary, Scylla realized she had no other option but to go alone to the hostel.
01:28She waited a little longer, hoping the rain would stop her lightning, but it seemed that
01:34tonight the rain had a lengthy meeting with this guy.
01:37The small hand on the clock was about to reach eleven.
01:41She opened the library door and peeked outside.
01:45The rain was relentless.
01:47Gathering her courage, she stepped out of the library gate and started to walk.
01:53Scylla was about to reach her hostel when she suddenly realized that something had passed
01:57by her from behind.
02:00She looked back and saw a shadow, but she tried to convince herself that it was just
02:05a reflection of her fear.
02:08She continued walking slowly, but the same thing happened again.
02:14This time, when she looked behind, a man was coming towards her.
02:18The scary part was that there was no other soul on the road except Scylla, so she quickened
02:24her pace.
02:26She looked back again, and there was nothing.
02:29Suddenly, she felt the shadow on her left side.
02:32She looked, but there was nothing there.
02:35Then, she felt it on her right, but again, there was nothing.
02:41Scary noises filled the air, which Scylla could not comprehend.
02:47She started running and finally reached her hostel, where a watchman opened the gate for
02:52her.
02:53She ran to her room and locked the door behind her.
02:57Without making any noise, she lay on her bed.
03:00Yprah was fast asleep.
03:02Scylla could feel her heart pounding in her chest.
03:06She decided not to tell anybody about the incident because she knew her friends would
03:11make fun of her if they heard about it.
03:15The next morning was clear and sunny, like every day.
03:18Scylla got up, freshened up, and went to college.
03:22She kept thinking about the previous night, but remained quiet about it.
03:27During class, one of her classmates, who had been absent the day before, entered looking
03:33dejected.
03:35When asked what was wrong, he narrated the incident similar to what had happened to Scylla.
03:41Scylla wondered how it could be possible.
03:43Over the next three to four similar incidents occurred with different students at the college.
03:50Being a curious soul, Scylla decided to uncover the truth behind it.
03:55So, together with Yprah, she planned to hide on the road the next night to see what was
04:00going on.
04:01They did exactly as they planned.
04:03That night, they hid behind one of the old big trees, and Scylla started recording with
04:09her mobile phone.
04:10After waiting for a while, they saw some people placing a dummy covered with white cloth and
04:16hiding themselves in the bushes by the roadside.
04:19A few minutes later, a student was passing by.
04:22As the student moved ahead, those people started moving the dummy to create its shadow behind
04:27the student, just like what had happened with Scylla.
04:31Then, they signaled to one of their members, who then started walking towards the student
04:36from behind.
04:37So, all this was a made-up spooky scene by those unknown men.
04:41The student managed to run away finally, but all of this was recorded on Scylla's phone.
04:48After those people left, Scylla and Yprah also left the next day.
04:52They showed the recording to the police, who said they would catch the culprits red-handed
04:57and planned to hide the following night.
05:00That night, the police witnessed everything with their own eyes and caught those people
05:05on the spot.
05:06During the investigation, it was uncovered that those people would often loot and rob
05:11hustlers, and whoever crossed the road late at night.
05:16This story gives us a lesson that, just like Scylla didn't let fear take over her, we should
05:23all never lose courage and never let fear enter our hearts.