The locket

The room was totally dark and after a lot of fumbling around here and there, my aunt found the switches and switched on the lights. The dim room was flooded with lights and I looked around in amazement.

"okay then I'll leave you to it as I have to work on the yard" aunt said and left me on my own.

I stood there speechless wondering what to do next. The room was huge but not too huge. it's walls were made up of brics unlike the upper rooms which were made of cement and plaster. the brick walls gave it an ancient look. when I looked down, I saw that different shapes were intricately carved out on the floor tiles. I guessed that it must be the architectural design of ancient times. afterall this house was quite old.

I decided to explore the basement first and so I started looking around. all the things were neatly stacked on each other but a layer of dust had already settled on it as it was left untouched for many years till now. There were many antiques and idols of gods and goddesses. As I was looking through the things, I suddenly noticed something gleaming in the corner on a statue. I shifted the boxes around to have a clearer look and saw that it was a wolf statue. Around it there was a shiny silver coloured locket. I carefully unravelled it from around the Wolf's neck to have a closer look but it was dusty so I rubbed it against my shirt.

Then I saw it clearly. It was simply beautiful! the shiny silvery substance was like diamond and right in the middle of it, there was a heart shaped red ruby giving it a striking contrast. As I was caressing it, a thought came to me that it must have belonged to my great grandmother. So I started looking around it for an opening but I couldn't open it at all. It kept on slipping from my hands. I looked around for an object which I could use to open it without breaking.

As I was looking around, I saw two green eyes gleaming at me from the inside of a box and I freezed for a moment.

"aaaaaaaaaaaa..................." I screamed and leapt behind banging against the brick wall.

My heart started beating at an incredibly fast pace and it seemed as if it could pop out at any moment. Then I noticed that the green eyes had belonged to a mouse! it scurried away as soon as it heard me scream. Heaving a relieved sigh, I slumped against the wall. I usually don't like mice at all but this time I was thankful that it was just a mouse and not some ghost and all.

Snorting at my own imagination, I shook my head and laughed at its vividity. But then I saw what was actually going on and it left me totally shocked.

At first there was a huge grating noise. it was so loud that I was sure my aunt must have heard it but I didn't hear her calling at all. So I focused on what was actually happening in front of me. I blinked many times to see if I was imagining it but nope, no such luck. But what happened next left me speechless with only one thought

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WHAT.....THE.....HELL.

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