Headed to BlackHound

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After bathing, Isabella sat on the bed with her laptop and tea. This tea worked as a sleep tonic, which Aunt Merry brought to her. The first thing she did was check her email. She wouldn't lie to check the mail of a certain person. There was no new mail but had a history of their last conversation.

Isabella sighed and then searched for the book as she was not satisfied with the result in the morning. But she got the same information. However, her eyes stumbled upon a certain cross-marked area. When she opened it, there was an article she found about the book which was written by st. cole, a writer who committed suicide the next day.

"I am a small writer. But I got fascinated by this book. It made me search for it. I scoured for this book so that I can have it, but it had been lost for decades. Somehow, I came to know about a village where everything started. The 'Blackhound village.'

This community is created by a demon, as they claimed, and they've isolated themselves from the world. Neither do they welcome outsiders, But I tried to talk with them. That did not go well. But after that, I felt like I'm hallucinating. I can hear the whisper. It is fucking killing me."

"And that's it. Where's the rest?" Isabella mumbled and looked for more. She looked for that writer's profile, but she couldn't find it.

So the next thing she did was to hunt for the Blackhound village. The first time she heard from Bethany's mouth while they were heading to the resort. But never thought that it would be connected to that book. However, she didn't get any information about the village, not even a picture, like Blackhound village doesn't exist.

Isabella dialed Danny, who was resting with her eyes closed when her phone rang. She lazily opened her eyes and received.

"What's up?"

"Are you free tomorrow?" Danny heard Bella, which made her think. Don't they have classes tomorrow?

"Bella, are you free? If you are, then we are," Danny replied.

"I know we have classes. Danny, actually I want to go somewhere," Bella said, biting her nails. She was thinking about how her friends would react when she would mention again about the book.

"Where at?" Questioned Danny.

"Blackhound village," Isabella said.

"Blackhound. What is this and why do you want to go?" Danny inquired.

"I found something.. Umm... actually, BlackHound village is related to that book that we searched in the morning," Bella said and waited for Danny to be busted out.

"Don't tell me you are still hanging onto that book. What kind of spell did the book cast on you?" Danny said and sat up.

"Please, I want to visit. Not because of the book only. It will be an adventure too, please," Isabella requested.

"I don't know where it is. Okay, Let me try Bethany's number," Danny said and dialed Bethany's number, who was busy chatting with Sunny. She had been talking with Sunny for a couple of days but didn't tell Danny and Isabella to avoid their teases.

"What happened? I'm sleepy," Bethany said and lied to her friends because Sunny and she were discussing a thing that couldn't be halted.

"Where is the Blackhound village?" Danny asked.

"Why?" Bethany turned serious, and a frown came upon her face.

"Bella wants some adventure in that village," Danny said. However, Isabella was still quiet, only her ears were active.

"Okay, for me it is a big no because the village is creepy and I don't know what kind of thing we will face. Maybe they will kidnap us or kill us," Bethany denied clearly. She didn't want to mess up with these things.

"Listen, we won't enter. Just from the outside, please," Isabella pursued Bethany, or her mind wouldn't get peace. She needed to know where the book had gone and was it true the book had been lost for decades?

"Bella, Bella. I am scared. I don't think we should go. Believe me, I saw a person who made a video after he went to that village. During the whole video, I saw fear in his eyes," Danny cleared with a fearful voice. Although she did not have a recollection of that whole video, that person ostensibly told about the darkness of that village.

"Alright, relax. We won't enter. We'll drive and come back. It's that okay, Beth," Isabella said but didn't hear her friends as if they turned mute.

"Okay, if you two go with me tomorrow, then I'll attend the party the day after tomorrow," Isabella said and gave them an option.

"You are such a petty, Bella," Danny squeaked and rolled her eyes. She felt it was pre-planned by Bella.

"Are you two in?" Isabella asked confidently. Now there was no possibility they would rescind her offer.

"Okay," Danny answered first when they heard Bethany's loud sigh along with a lazy answer, "Alright. But we won't stay there for long. And please take something for self-defense."

"Thank you," Bella chimed.

"Yea, fuck off. Let me sleep. I and Danny will come to pick you up tomorrow," Bethany said and cut the call.

"Good night," Danny hung up after Bethany. On the other hand, Bella was satisfied. She arranged her bed and laid down without paying attention to her window because a raven was watching her for a long as if it was not a bird but a hunter who was looking at its prey.

★★★★

As the morning came, the three of them headed to the Blackhound village where Bella's father know his daughter had gone to college.

"I am not feeling well, Bella. If something happens to me before I have kids, then I will hunt you down after turning into a ghost," Bethany shouted at Isabella. She was panicking as the distance reduced.

"Haha. No way. You won't die soon. I can guarantee that," Isabella said with a chuckle. And the ride went smoothly. However, Danny had stopped the car at a gas station and everyone came out. As per Bethany's information, the village wasn't very far.

Isabella and Bethany walked up to the nearby store to buy something to eat. Bethany stopped at the vending machine while Isabella walked into the store.

"Can I have a bottle of water?" Isabella asked the lady in the store.

"Sure," the lady replied and handed a bottle of water. Isabella roamed her eyes in the store while drinking when she heard the lady in the store.

"You are beautiful," the lady said. She was dumbstruck by Isabella's beauty and couldn't help herself from complimenting her.

"Umm... Thank you," Bella smiled.

"Are you local?" a question added by Bella.

"Yes," the lady answered, and she was friendly.

"Do you know where the Blackhound village is?" Isabella asked, but wasn't prepared to see the woman's pissed-off reaction. She did not get what happened to her.

"Why do you want to go there?" the woman asked with hostility. The previous smiling face had long gone.

"Nothing. just for fun. Is something wrong?" Isabella asked carefully.

"Everything about the place is wrong. I don't know why the teens are so desperate to go there?" The woman said and turned to the counter, Isabella following her.

"Something happens there?" Isabella spoke.

"Too many things. You can't even imagine. Don't go," warned the woman. Isabella urged asking for more when more people entered the store and didn't get the chance again.

When she walked out, her head was down and the lady's words rove in her cells.

"Bella, come first or we will be late," Danny shouted.

"Y...es..Yes. "Isabella's voice stammered, and she strode toward them.