We finally reached the ground floor, but everything was dead silent—like a horror movie set. Nervously, we stepped into the watchman's cabin. There was an old clock ticking inside—it was 4 in the morning. Outside, the sky had that twilight vibe, a dark blue early morning light, and even our faces looked blue. Pranav looked at Saish and started laughing, "Bro, we look like aliens from the Avatar movie!"
Saish laughed too, "Yeah man, lets go—Pandora! We're turning into Na'vi now!"
Saish patted Pranav on the back proudly. "Bro, you've turned into a hero!"
But Pranav winced in pain. "Ow, bro! What the hell? I got stabbed in the back, remember?"
"Oops, sorry sorry!" Saish said. But when Saish touched his back... nothing blood or liquid felt like his hand got numb no sensation. Saish touched again. Still nothing.
Pranav looked at Saish confused. "Bro... what kind of prank is this? It hurts noob!"
And that's when it hit saish—this is a dream.
Saish turned to look at Pranav—but he was gone. Just vanished. Like he was never really there all this time.
Saish heart started pounding. He tried to wake up, tried hard. But he couldn't.
And then… she came back.
The ghost girl!! With her cracked glasses still on. Slowly, creepily, she whispered,
"Give up… and come with me…"
But this time, Saish wasn't afraid.
Saish stared her down and stepped forward. "I'm not scared of nightmares anymore!" Saish shouted.
"That's enough—this is my dream, so things will happen my way now! HAHAHAHAHA!"
Saish looked at her seriously. "Your glasses… that's where your soul is, right?"
She panicked. "Nooooo!" she screamed.
Saish grinned. "But this is my dream. That means I make the rules!"
Saish imagined power Magnetic Field flowing into his hands—like he was some kind of superhero.
"This glass frame is metal, right? Then now… it's coming straight to me!"
She tried to run—but no use.
The glasses flew into Saish hand. magnetically pulled.
Saish smashed them onto the floor and stomped on them—crack-crack!
The ghost girl screamed in agony, "Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!"
And suddenly—a blinding white light.
Saish jolted awake.
Panting, sweating.
"Holy crap… I survived!"
Saish grabbed his phone and immediately called Pranav, still shaken.
"P-Pranav…" Saish sobbed.
Pranav picked up, completely chill, "What happened, noob? Why you crying so early in the morning?"
Still emotional, Saish said, "Bro, I had a nightmare… you got hurt in it…"
Pranav laughed. "Dude, I'm a coder. To get hurt, I'd actually have to leave my room and fight someone first. Haha!"
Saish laughed with tears streaming on his cheeks. "Haha… true, man. Alright, later."
After the call, something hit Saish he realized:
If your mindset is strong, than than even nightmares can't shake you.
With a big smile, Saish got up and started his day.
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The End.