I was walking home alone, surrounded by no one. My classmates who usually waited for me to go home with me didn’t know where they were now.
I rushed out of the classroom right after evening study today because I was afraid that my two friends would be waiting for a long time. But after walking out of the classroom, the surroundings were dark. Looking again, even the lights in the classroom were turned off.
The wind howled coldly, and from time to time you could hear the rustling of leaves. The windows of the teaching building were blown open, and there was no one in the empty classroom.
There were many people outside the classroom. It was strange that so many people were quiet. The students walked numbly like puppets, not talking or making any noise…
The air around me was oppressive and filled with a thick and strange atmosphere. I couldn't help but shudder and quickly looked around for my two friends.
I took a look, and there seemed to be a lot more people than usual today. The crowded crowd looked a bit like… yes, a bit like a temple fair in the past. I almost forgot, isn’t today the Ghost Festival? It’s also called the Ghost Festival. Could it be that these people around…
A chill rose from the soles of my feet, and I quickly shook my head, interrupting my thoughts. Thinking about it carefully, I suddenly found it funny. How could those horrific plots in ghost stories really happen?
But where did those two friends go? They walked together every day. There was no reason for them to leave first without telling me. After walking out of the school gate, I still didn't see them, so I had to go home first.
It was a dark night, the moon was dim, and the light of the stars seemed insignificant. From time to time, a biting cold wind will blow, accompanied by a ferocious crying sound from the leaves, which is frightening.
The further I walked out of school, the fewer classmates there were around me, and in the end I was the only one left. Today is really unusual, but I really can't find any reasonable explanation.
The street lights flickered on and off, and suddenly there was a "pop" sound. All the street lights went out together, and even the stars could no longer shine. The weird hooked moon was also hidden in the clouds, as if it was fearing something. As a result, the originally dim light immediately turned into endless darkness.
I felt a sense of panic, couldn't help but quicken my pace, and finally started running. My mind went blank, everything was scary, and I just wanted to run home quickly.
At this time, a figure vaguely appeared in front of me, and I quickly chased after him. It was Yang Min! It was one of the two friends I was looking for, but why was Cheng Meng not there?
Yang Min saw me catching up, turned her head and smiled at me, but said nothing. I felt that her smile was forced and stiff, like the weird arc carved on a puppet with a knife.
"What's going on? Since when did everything around me become weird…" I felt a little uneasy and asked Yang Min, "Why didn't you wait for me tonight? Where is Cheng Meng?"
Yang Min turned her head, looked straight ahead with an expression on her face, and said, "You will know if you follow me." Her cold voice was emotionless.
I didn't know what to say or whether to follow her. But there is no other way at the moment. Tonight is destined to be an unusual night. We must not let anything happen to the two of them.
So I had to follow her silently. I had too many questions in my mind, but I didn't dare to speak. I just silently paid attention to her every move.
The usually familiar friends around me became strange, and the usually familiar streets under my feet also became unfamiliar. I couldn't help but shudder and looked around.
Yang Min suddenly stopped, pointed forward, and said coldly: "Look, she is right there!"
I looked in the direction of her finger, and sure enough I saw Cheng Meng. At this time, she was hiding behind a tree and shivering, as if she had been greatly frightened.
I called her, and she was startled at first. When she saw it was me, she ran towards me crazily. But she only ran a few steps, and suddenly she screamed and ran in the opposite direction, as if she had seen something terrifying.
I immediately chased her, shouting as I chased: "Cheng Meng… what's wrong with you, wait for me, tell me what's going on…"
Cheng Meng turned around and glanced at me, stopped, and gasped: "You…are you still alive?"
This sentence made me even more confused, so I asked: "What's wrong with you? Aren't I just standing here talking to you?"
Cheng Na said tremblingly: "Why are you with Yang Min? Yang Min is already dead. I saw it with my own eyes. It's terrible. It's terrible!" As she said that, she looked behind me, screamed and started running again. .
I looked behind me, and Yang Min was slowly walking towards me.
What is going on? Yang Min is dead? But she is clearly standing in front of me alive. Is she a ghost? I think of Yang Min's weirdness just now…
She was less than one meter away from me, with that weird smile still on her numb face, and she slowly walked towards me step by step. I screamed and turned around and ran away.
Feeling Yang Min chasing me, I ran faster. She suddenly yelled: "Why are you running? Stop!" I ignored her and ran on my own. I don't know where I ran or how long I ran.
Just when I was about to collapse from exhaustion, I saw Cheng Meng not far ahead. She was facing me, with the same weird smile on her face.
I was startled, stopped, turned around and looked at Yang Min who had been chasing me. She stopped panting and said to me with a strange smile: "Come here quickly, Cheng Meng is not a human!"
Both of them are equally weird, but they both say that the other is not human. Both of them are my best friends at ordinary times, but at this critical moment, I don't know who to trust.
Who is real and who is fake? Who wants to harm me? Now my closest friends can no longer see their true colors. The helplessness and despair make me almost suffocated. what do I do?
I glanced at Yang Min and then at Cheng Meng. I turned around and ran in the third direction opposite to both of them without hesitation. After running for an unknown amount of time, I stopped and looked around, only to find that I was back where I was, and Yang Min and Cheng Meng were no longer there.
Boundless fear erodes my heart. I can only keep running. Only running can alleviate this fear. I don’t know how long I ran, but I finally fell to the ground exhausted, but I was still where I was. I no longer have the strength to run.
At this time, there was a burst of harsh laughter in my ears, which made my eardrums hurt, and then I saw some people gradually appearing around me. There were more and more people, and they surrounded me. No one spoke, and there was only the creepy laughter in my ears.
When I looked carefully, they were not normal people. Some of them have no facial features, some have no arms and legs, some don’t even have heads, and some have long tongues hanging out… all kinds of terrifying looks!
I really didn't have the strength to stand up, and besides, I was surrounded by these terrifying ghosts. I couldn't escape anymore! I had no choice but to scream loudly, as if this could vent the fear in my heart.
Man is really a strange animal. He will be afraid when he knows there is no danger. When there is danger and he knows he can't escape, he will still be afraid. It seems that fear is always around people. Is this the greatest weakness of human beings?
I screamed until my voice became hoarse before I stopped and saw Yang Min and Cheng Meng.
They were being torn apart by hundreds of ghosts at this time, and they seemed to have no ability to resist. I saw those long nails piercing their flesh, pulling and scratching, and with a "swish" sound, a piece of flesh was torn off, and then the white bones were exposed in the area scratched by the nails.
Their faces were still expressionless, they just looked at me with resentful eyes, and the sounds from their mouths were like low moans from hell. I didn't know how to react, but my back was wet with cold sweat.
Just listen to them say: "We were waiting for you at the school gate, but accidentally saw the Hundred Ghosts walking at night. Later, we were bewitched by the Hundred Ghosts, so we became so weird. They just wanted to use us to make you afraid, so Only then will I have the chance to hurt you. But as long as you believe us and are willing to be with us after seeing us, we will return to normal, and then the three of us can spend the night safely. But you refuse to believe us, Aren't we best friends? It's because of your distrust that you harmed the three of us!"
Suddenly, countless thin nails pierced their throats, their voices suddenly stopped, and they were all swallowed up by the ghosts in an instant. And the hundreds of ghosts started to surround me again.
I finally understood that while I was doubting their authenticity and lamenting how my friends had changed, wasn’t it because I didn’t believe them? What about me? Because of my selfishness and distrust, I harmed them and myself.
When the Hundred Ghosts were so close, I closed my eyes…