Midnight Shadows: A Haunted Camp's Dark Secret

so why not throw your best move?" Jasim was tightening his grip on the boy's shoulder with every word he was uttering and shall have hit him. However, the next, second, Counsellors Mr Asif a

arms folded and looking at him in interest were the twins. How could it be? Ashar thought their faces were the same as the kids in the image. Then that must mean, Ashar opened his mouth in a scream and began running toward the stairs. The twins' eyes were following him. *****Ayan, Daniyal, Rayan, Jasim, Ahmer, Yousuf, Saad, and Adil were writing on different topics. Ayan and Daniyal were writing about the accident with Semis from a different angle, Jasim was describing the session with the bully, relaying it as a failure on the elders' part. The twins were reading, Yousuf was also reading comic books while Ahmer was socialising with Mr. Asif. Ahmer was saying, "Do you have kids, if so how many?" Mr. Asif replied, "I have three kids who are living with my wife, with whom I broke up." Ahmer said, "Oh, I am sorry, considering your case, I must say that I am better off than your children as I have my both parents under one roof." Mr. Asif agreed and asked him to do Scrabble with him. Ahmer was sharp and had a very good vocabulary, Mr. Asif thought his parents to be lucky to have such a talented kid. After a moment they heard a shriek, and they all jumped at their feet, Ayan said "Ashar," and they all leaped toward the study door and ran upstairs. They were at the mouth of the staircase and had barely put one step onto the corridor floor when they saw the running Ashar coming toward them. *****Ashar just slammed into Ayan the next second, because his head was turned back and he did not know where he was going. His chest was rising and falling rapidly, he looked frightened beyond his wits. In his emotion, he had not even noticed that he had collided, and he merely kept pushing forward. Ayan placed his hands on his shoulders and Ashar in his panic began flailing his arms, trying to free himself, shouting as though he was seeing a horrific figure. Daniyal snapped his fingers and said, "Ashar it is all right, it is us." Ashar quietened and looked at them and spurted "They were there." Jasim asked, "Who is there?" Ashar was pointing at the window that was near the tatty door, Ashar looked back at the window and at Jasim wildly. "I think I saw the twins," Ashar said. Saad, Adil, Ahmer, Yousuf, Rayan, and Jasim looked at each other. Ayan hugged him, looked behind him, and then said, "There is no one there now." Ashar blurted, "I saw the twins." Daniyal also hugged Ashar and said, "Well, if it is a good ghoul then it won't hurt innocent, have you a wazzoo by the way?" *****Ashar looked at him as though hit by someone in the head Jasim said, "That is right, go and do it, and then come on, and let's have some scrabble; I have heard you are a pro." Mr. Asif looked at them all and was amazed that the boys this young could have such controlled emotions. Once Ashar returned and was calmed enough. He led them all back to the study room where they engaged in storytelling, reading, and scrabble. After an hour, Ashar seemed to have become forgetful about the ghoul kids, he just engaged like a bright child. Mr. Asif led the kids out for Zuhar prayers and then lunch. The cafeteria was a large and airy room it was very bright too. Presently, it was filled with campers. Ayan, Daniyal, Ashar, Rayan, Jasim, Adil, Saad, Yousuf, and Ahmer all headed for the buffet table, today's menu included a chicken karahi with honey and fig juice. The dessert had a kheer mix (milk stirred with powdered custard sort of dessert). They found a table at the end; they had just sat down when the bully kid showed up with his friends. He bumped into Ashar's chair deliberately, causing his face to lean dangerously close to his plate the kid was about to walk away when his foot caught up in Ayan's, who had put it out the moment he had seen the kid turn about. The bully tripped and hit a boy sitting and eating at a table nearby, the brush between the two boys resulted in the boy's head hitting his food. Ayan was just wondering if his tripping the kid would not have resulted in this much chaos, but he then looked around and his question was answered. *****Jasim was holding a slingshot and he had used it to pelt a shot at the bully, Jasim put a finger to his lips at Ayan and pointed at a war of words now ensuing between the bully and the other kid. "What is the point of keeping those eyes if you are