his phone started to ring
Buzz..Buss…
"A unknown number maybe it's mom or dad or bro"
Arjun picked up phone..
Hello…
"A nice sleep buddy? Even you look cute sleeping, what's about to have a nice play now!?."
{FROM LAST EP}
Arjun stared at his phone, his fingers numb with fear.
"A nice sleep, buddy? You even look cute while sleeping.
What about a nice play now?"
The call disconnected before he could respond.
He dropped the phone as if it burned his skin, backing away until he hit the wall. His breathing grew shallow.
"No, no… This isn't happening. This has to be some twisted dream," he whispered to himself, his voice shaking.
But everything felt too real to deny.
The picture.
The parcel.
The voice.
"Who's doing this? And how do they know me?"
Trying to keep his mind from spiraling, he turned toward the light switch and flicked it.
Flicker. Flicker. Dead.
"Come on!" he shouted, hitting the switch again and again. Nothing. The room remained cloaked in shadows, and the air around him grew heavier, colder.
He grabbed his phone, switched on the flashlight, and walked towards the kitchen for water, trying to calm his nerves. As he tilted the bottle, something blinked at him.
A tiny red light.
He froze.
"What… is that?"
The light came from a small object wedged above the kitchen cupboard. He reached up, his hand trembling, and pulled it down.
A tiny black camera.
What for how much time it's all recorded, who is behind this all?
It had a memory card attached.
"No way..." Arjun whispered, staring at it in disbelief. "This was here… watching me… all this time?"
His stomach turned. His hands shaking, he shoved the card into his laptop. A folder popped up:
"PLAYTIME - 07"
Inside, six video files. Each labeled with timestamps. 2:00 AM… 2:10 AM… 2:20 AM…
His heartbeat pounded in his ears.
"Okay… okay, let's see what this sick freak is doing," he muttered and clicked the first video.
It showed him, sleeping peacefully.
But in the corner of the screen, a curtain slowly moved.
He paused.
"Wait… that's my room. That's last night."
He clicked the second video.
This time, something shifted behind the curtain. A shadow. Slow. Unnatural.
In the third video, the shadow had stepped forward. It was tall, pale, and faceless—barely human.
In the fourth, it was right above him, staring.
"NO! What the hell is that?!" Arjun screamed and slammed the laptop shut, nearly knocking it off the table.
His heart raced. He was sweating. Trembling.
Suddenly, his phone buzzed on the floor.
Unknown Number:
"Liked the videos? You're my favorite episode."
He let out a strangled cry. "WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?! WHO ARE YOU?!"
No reply.
"I'm done! I'm getting the hell out of here!"
He ran to the front door and yanked it open—only to freeze.
On the other side was… his own living room.
Identical.
Same position of the couch.
Same broken bulb flickering.
Same note from his mother lying on the table.
His breath caught in his throat.
"No… this can't be real. This isn't real. I just left this room!"
He stepped back, closed the door, opened it again.
Still the same.
"I'm stuck," he whispered. "Like a… like a rat in a goddamn maze."
Suddenly, the TV turned on behind him.
White noise.
Then, a voice — the same one from the call, louder now, echoing around him:
"Let's begin Level 2, Arjun."
Arjun slowly turned to the screen, his face pale as chalk. The lights flickered one last time, and then the room was plunged into darkness — except the TV glowing bright red.
And on the screen…
His own face.
Staring back.
Smiling.
And then a clone of him came out of the T.V , and this time Arjun got mad. How can a child adjust to these and for how much time?
Arjun fell down on floor unconscious. The clone carrying a knife in his hand moving toward him…..
Grabbed his left hand.
Then slowly start licking his neck..
Then all of suddenly he put that knife into his chest. And Arjun woke up on his wet bed with his pee.
"UFF…. This all was a dream, and what the shit is that dream? Who could suffer these all?"
After that scary dream I have 4 tasks:-
Inform what I had in my dream.
Got beat by mom
Get ready for school Stay away from Priyanka
"What? Why? I am thinking about that strange girl, as early as started my day but, why"
"Ignore her and do all your studies I had to clear the heaven's exam!" He punched him to forgot about Priyanka…
Arjun reached to school main entrance and say good bye to his father, then suddenly he seen Priyanka and as he started to move toward her his inner angel stopped him..
Inner angel:-"Hey! Good boy what are you doing? Just remember about early morning 3tasks"
Arjun:- 4 tasks
Angel:- dear you forgot about 4th task, bcz of the girl.
Inner devil:-" Don't listen to him bro, you only have one and only friend who care about you go boy go…"
Inner angel:-"you are a good boy, don't do that, don't break your regulation.."
Arjun kicked the angel and made a hand shake with devil, then he looked for Priyanka but she is gone.
"No problem! Let's go to classroom" Arjun keep his tongue out and rushed to classroom like a cute doggy. As he entered the classroom his eyes meet straight to her eyes and their eye contact made a shot circuit in other student's hardware…..
To be continued...