The Girl Who Heard the Walls

Sample · The Hidden Passage

CHAPTER TWO — THE HIDDEN PASSAGEThe house was completely dark.Nia stood frozen beside the wall, still holding the mysterious letter in her hand.“You should never have come here.”The words kept repeating in her mind.A sudden sound came from the passage.Tap.Tap.Tap.Nia swallowed hard.“Is anyone there?”No answer.She turned on her phone flashlight and pointed it into the narrow passage. The beam revealed dusty walls, an old wooden floor, and several faded photographs hanging along the sides.She stepped inside.The air was cold.After a few steps, she noticed something strange.Every photograph showed the same house.But the people in the pictures were unfamiliar.Nia moved closer to one of them.There was a young girl standing in front of the house.The girl looked strangely familiar.Nia raised her phone and took a picture of it.Then she noticed a name written underneath.“Amara.”Suddenly, her phone...

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