Candles

A group of friends met at an ancient, abandoned home for what appeared to be an idyllic birthday celebration under the soft glow of candles.  Sarah, the birthday girl, blew out the candles and made a wish as the clock reached midnight.

When she blew out the candles, something happened, whatever it was.Whatever happened, it happened when she blew out the candles.

Darkness descended upon the chamber, and a disconcerting silence fell over them. As shadows played on the walls and the mood darkened, a sense of unease descended. The buddies looked at one other nervously, their earlier laughter giving way to a rising unease.Just then, a brisk wind blew through the room, putting out the last of the candles. The pals shuddered as something strange appeared to emerge from the shadows. There were faint but sinister whispers that resounded. Fear slowly seeped into their hearts.

Strange events started to happen one by one. Footsteps they couldn’t see reverberated through the hallways, doors creaked open for no apparent reason, and spectral beings flashed in and out of view. The party turned from a joyous occasion into a terrifying experience as the ghostly appearances became more intense.

As the friends tried to make sense of the supernatural suffering they had been subjected to, desperation set in. Haunted by the unexplainable happenings that transpired after those candles were extinguished, they gathered close to one another.The strange phrase “Whatever happened, it happened when I blew out the candles” resonated across the room.

The lines separating the living from the dead grew fuzzier as the night went on. Once silent, the mansion now reverberated with the agonized murmurs of long-forgotten beings. The buddies came to the horrifying understanding that they had awakened something that should have stayed undisturbed in the shadows in the last weak embers of candlelight.

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