Chapter 1 The six
It was the first week of college.the campus was crowded with students, loud conversations, and the usual chaos of a new semester.but among all those students, there was one group everyone seemed to know.Armish. Arham. Zayan. Dana. Baalaj. Misha.Six friends.Six childhood best friends who had grown up together, gone to the same schools, shared countless memories, and somehow survived each other's personalities.at college, everyone called them the Crazy Crew.and because they somehow managed to turn every normal day into a story, some people had started calling them...The Main Characters.“Move! Move! Move!”zayan came running down the corridor.we're going to be late!”baalaj looked at him calmly.you're late. We're not.”same thing.”Not even close.”dana laughed.can you two stop arguing before class even starts?”misha adjusted her bag and looked around.Where's Arham?”armish glanced behind her.probably still sleeping.”I'm right here.”everyone turned.arham was standing at the end of the corridor, one hand in his pocket and his phone in the other.zayan immediately smiled.ladies and gentlemen…”baalaj finished for him.“The Main Characters have arrived.”everyone laughed.Arham shook his head.“You guys are impossible.”Armish smiled.“Yet you still hang out with us.”“Unfortunately.”“Excuse me?”They all laughed again.this was normal for them.this was their life.six friends.one group.countless memories.At least, that's what everyone thought.because there was one memory none of them could remember.A memory from 2009.11:42 AM“Those fries are mine.”Dana pulled the plate toward herself.They're not,” Zayan argued.You didn't even order them.”"But I'm your friend.”“Unfortunately.”Misha laughed.Baalaj looked at Arham."Bro, you're unusually quiet today.”Arham shrugged.“I'm fine.”Armish looked at him.Are you sure?”“Yeah.”"Really?”Arham sighed."Armish, I said I'm fine.”His tone was slightly harsher than usual.The table went quiet for a moment.Armish looked away.Fine.”Zayan quickly tried to change the subject.Okay! Movie tonight?”Dana immediately raised her hand.i'm in.”“Obviously.”Everyone laughed.For a moment, everything felt normal again.Until the lights went out.The entire cafeteria went dark.students started talking loudly.What happened?”Did the power go out?”Someone turn on the lights!”Zayan tried to joke.“Relax. Maybe the college finally decided to give us a horror experience.”Shut up, Zayan,” Misha said.A few seconds later, the lights came back.Everyone went back to normal.Everyone except Misha.She was staring at the cafeteria entrance.Someone was standing there.A boy in a black hoodie.His face was hidden in the shadows.And he was looking directly at them.At all six of them.Misha blinked.Once.Twice.The boy was gone.Misha?”Armish's voice pulled her back.“What happened?”Misha looked toward the entrance again.Nothing.Nothing,” she said quietly.But deep down, she knew...Someone had been watching them.4:18 PMCollege was finally over.The six friends stood outside the main entrance.Movie tonight?” Zayan asked.Dana looked at him.With what money?”Zayan proudly replied,“Emotionally, I'm rich.”Baalaj laughed.And financially?”Zayan paused.…Absolutely not.”Everyone burst out laughing.Arham looked at Armish.“You're coming, right?”Obviously.”Good.”Zayan suddenly put his hand in the middle.Crazy Crew?”one by one, they placed their hands over his.Crazy Crew.”Always.”armish smiled.always.”they had no idea...that this would be the last time everything felt normal.11:47 PMArmish was lying on her bed, scrolling through her phone when a notification appeared.Unknown NumberYou still remember being six, don't you?Armish sat up.She stared at the message.then typed:Who are you?The reply came almost instantly.Ask them what happened in 2009.Her expression changed.2009?She immediately opened their group chat.Crazy Crew 🖤Armish:Guys... what happened in 2009?One by one, the messages were seen.Dana.Baalaj.Zayan.Misha.Arham.No one replied.Then...Arham is typing...Armish stared at the screen.The typing stopped.Then started again.Finally, a message appeared.Arham:Don't ask.Armish's heart skipped.She immediately replied:Why?Seen.No answer.then another notification appeared.unknown NumberBecause you were never supposed to remember.Armish froze.Her phone almost slipped from her hand.And then...knock.She slowly looked toward her bedroom window.silence.Knock.her breathing stopped.She moved closer to the window.Knock.Someone was standing outside tO BE CONTINUED...
