The tires screeched making a shrill noise that woke Nate up. “It looks like the tires are punctured”, said the driver. Nate’s mother was perplexed and did not know what to do. It was dark and all anyone could see was the silhouettes of trees from the car window, while the moon came out after hiding behind the dark grey clouds. As it came out, it revealed a sign that read, “Dallas, Texas- 24 miles”. Nate’s father took his mobile phone and went to explore the highway ahead of him. Nate, being the unbothered teenager that he is, remained nonchalant and went back to sleep like a log. Soon after, his father’s word echoed through the highway on the mountainous terrain saying, “There appears to be a motel here.” As he approaches the car, his voice becomes louder and then he suggests that they shall stay the night at that motel and resume their journey the next morning. The driver made the car traverse steadily until they arrived outside the motel.
The lights outside the motel flickered and read, “Safari Court”. Hardly had Nate read the name when he asked,” Isn’t this the place where the Incredibles live?”. His mother smiled and realized that he had a flair for the dramatic superhero movies. All three of them were exhausted and went to the rooms the housekeeper had led them to. Nate thought that he had not seen the reflection of the housekeeper in the ginormous mirror in his room but was too sleepy to care too much about it. Nate's father came to tell him good night and that his parents’ room was right next to his. A local news alert came on Nate’s mobile phone saying that the locals residing near the Dallas mountains claimed to have seen the lights of the abandoned house flicker repeatedly even though no one had entered it since the infamous tragedy of 1987. Nate read this article and he contemplated about its eccentric nature before hitting the sack. However, he was surprised about such coincidence that even he was near Dallas at that time.
‘Tragedy of Texas’ read the headlines of an old newspaper kept on the bedside table with the picture of a settlement on a mountain. A deafening noise woke Nate up and this time it came from the corridor outside. Nate was as curious as a scientist but also had his heart in his mouth when he stepped out of his room to see what caused his roaring noise. He decided to go and ask his parents if they could hear the noise too, but he did not seem to find the room. He was baffled and was trying to find someone in that long corridor. Nate could not find anybody and suddenly...
He heard footsteps running after him, he increased his walking pace. His fear outweighed his curiosity and he decided he would not look back as he ran as fast as he could. The footsteps became louder and he started screaming for help. He hoped someone would come to rescue him, but no one did. Now, he could feel a bony hand clench his T-shirt and he tried to run faster but…
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