The Forgotten Ritual - Chapter 3
22nd June 2019 Riya checked her phone—buzzing nonstop with notifications. News alerts, emails, and messages from her team all carried the same headline, the same haunting update: "Teens Involved in Disturbing Incident at Abandoned Chitkin House." Ritualistic objects were found. That word—ritualistic—echoed in her mind. It unsettled her. What were these kids trying to do in a place like that? Was it something paranormal, or just a game gone horribly wrong? The house was supposed to be empty. Forgotten. But now, it was at the centre of something strange. Riya couldn’t shake the questions bubbling in her head. Who were these kids? Why that house? And what exactly did they were doing? She scoured every article, opened every email, searched the web for anything about Chitkin House. But there weren’t much—just fragments of stories, vague historical notes, a few blurry images. Her friend, Preeti, sensing the unease settling over her, tried to distract her. She cooked breakfast, ta...