"Wordsmiths Fiction Week 3: Season 24 – The Last Photo"

Hello, friends, welcome to my post in which I have discussed as part of my participation in this "Wordsmiths Fiction Week 3: The Last Photo" organized by @senehasa ma'am. In this challenge, Now I am going to share my view.

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2nd part of the story

Rahman's throat was burning as he looked at the last picture taken by Nadeesha's camera. The blurry picture of the small hut, the fog around the roof, the long shadow near the door, and the mysterious picture made his body go cold.
Rahman's mind was not working. He knew that his sister would not go anywhere for a moment without the camera. Now that she had the camera but not Nadeesha, it meant that she had faced a terrible problem. Thinking about this, he was going crazy with the thought of her sister's misfortune.
He was still searching for his sister in the jungle with the search team. In the morning, when everyone was sleeping, he set out alone with some necessary things to search for her sister. He came to the place where the camera was found. His heart trembled as he passed the place.
Nevertheless, with courage in his chest, he went further in search of his sister. After walking for a few hours, he suddenly noticed faint footprints that had almost disappeared into the deep forest. He went further.
The trees here were thicker, the air was colder, and there was fog all around - all altogether, it seemed an unearthly atmosphere. He was even more surprised when suddenly everything around him became clear. And with surprise, he saw the hut he had seen earlier.
The same house, old and deformed, the roof was sloping, and a broken wooden door was also half-hung. Rahman was even more surprised to notice the unusual silence, no bird sounds, no insects, silence and stillness all around. He could only hear the sound of his breathing.

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Fearing pushed the door open, and entered. He called out to his sister -
Nadeesha--- -
There was no answer. The atmosphere here was also sleepy, and an unfamiliar and strange smell was coming from the ground, floor, and walls. Suddenly, a strange figure standing in front of the hut appeared.
He felt a voice behind him. It was as if someone was saying - "Help me"
Rahman called out loudly –Nadeesha---?
Again, came the voice in a whisper - "Help me"
Rahman moved towards the voice. He saw a little gap behind the far wall. When he went there, he saw a staircase down. The staircase was very narrow and dark. He took out a torchlight from the bag and kept moving forward. The walls began to feel cold, as if a suffocating atmosphere was prevailing.
He stepped into a cave at the end of the staircase. He stood in a huge cave. The unnatural light created a faint glow. In the middle stood a tall statue.
Rahman froze. It was not a human. Its body was long, its limbs were thin, pale, and it looked at him with burning eyes like bark.
Right behind him, he saw Nadeesha.

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It was hanging in a cocoon-like structure, its eyes closed and its body wrapped in vines.
Rahman could not remain silent. Nadeesha screamed and moved forward.
But the terrifying statue stopped him and told him, “She is ours now.”
Rahman pleaded, “Let my sister go.”
The statue said we cannot give your sister. Your sister has surrendered herself in exchange for knowing the secrets of the forest.
Rahman's heart melted in his sister's love. And he told him - Let my sister go. The statue said - whoever knows the secrets of the forest is not allowed to go out. Even then, if you want your sister to leave here, you have to stay.
Rahman agreed. But his sister shouted, Rahman, run away.
Rahman reached out to the statue, but did not have time to move his hand. The statue's hand clung to his. All around were illuminated by a bright flash.
The world was destroyed, and Nadeesha and Rahman walked away forever.
After a few days, the search party searched the entire forest. But they did not find any sign of Nadeesha or Rahman. The whole incident remained mysterious to them. At one point, they gave up and returned to their respective workplaces.
An elderly man from that village knew what had happened here. He knew that many people had gone missing here after coming to find out the secrets of the forest. Maybe the forest does not want anyone to know the secrets of this place. Those who try to know the secrets of this place become a part of the forest. But he did not tell anyone this. Because if he said this, he would be sent to the mental hospital.

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There are many mysteries hidden in our world. Many mysteries have been solved, and many mysteries remain unsolved. Maybe this mystery of the forest will also be solved someday. Then maybe no one will get lost like this. We looked forward to that near future, the immense mystery of the forest will no longer have any mysteries. Until then, we have to be careful, we have to refrain from being overly curious.

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