Chapter 21- Lock room terror

The door to the locked room slammed shut with a loud, echoing bang, trapping them in a darkness so thick it felt like it was swallowing them whole. For a moment, no one could see anything—not even their own hands.Then the sounds came.The frantic scratching in the hallway grew louder, faster, more desperate. The low, guttural growling turned into something far worse—a deep, chilling roar that seemed to shake the floor beneath them. It wasn’t just outside… it felt close. Too close.And then, the whispers.At first, they were faint. But slowly, they grew louder, clearer—twisting together into a terrifying chorus of voices. Cold. Angry. Hungry.“Mine… mine… mine…”The word repeated over and over, crawling into their ears, slipping into their minds like a poison they couldn’t escape.Panic gripped Cheska’s chest, sharp and suffocating. She could barely breathe. Beside her, Lia was screaming—a desperate, high-pitched cry that echoed in the darkness before being swallowed completely, as if

Chapter 22- Cheska's Defiant Stand

The door burst open with a loud crack, followed by a deep, animal-like roar. It was a sound Cheska knew she would never forget. A huge shadow filled the doorway. She couldn’t clearly see its form in the darkness, but she could feel it—heavy, suffocating, and full of evil.The whispers grew louder, turning into a deafening chorus. It felt like the voices were coming straight from the creature itself—hundreds, maybe thousands, all screaming the same word.“Mine… mine… mine…”Lia let out a piercing scream, raw and full of fear. Ben, who had been trying to act brave earlier, stumbled backward. He tripped over a fallen book and hit the floor hard. Marco stood frozen for a second, his face pale with shock, before quickly pulling Cheska behind him, trying to protect her—even if it felt useless against something like this.But Cheska didn’t move.Fear still gripped her chest, cold and tight, but something else was rising inside her—something stronger. Determination. The images she saw from th

Chapter 23- The Diary

The dark laugh from the basement sent fear rushing through all of them again. But Cheska forced herself to think. Her mind moved fast, trying to connect everything they had seen.The locked room.Her grandfather’s grimoire.The strange, unsettling portraits.All of it pointed to something far worse than a simple gas leak.While her friends stayed close together, shaking with fear, Cheska looked down at the small leather journal in her hands. It was her grandfather’s. The same journal her mother warned her about… the same one Lola Elena tried to hide.“This,” Cheska said firmly, her voice cutting through the panic, “is our only chance. My grandfather’s journal. It might have answers… or at least help us understand what we’re facing.”Marco, his face pale, slowly nodded. “She’s right. We need to know what that thing is… and how to stop it.”Ben tightened his grip on the iron poker. He looked at the journal, fear and hope mixed in his eyes. “Do you think it tells us how to fight it?”Ch

All Chapters of NIGHTSHIFT : Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

Chapter 21- Lock room terror

Chapter 22- Cheska's Defiant Stand

Chapter 23- The Diary