I tensed up. I had no desire to summon a ghost and I was already sorry I had said anything about the legend.

Rudra smiled. 'Yeah! Why not!' He said.

I was going to tell them that I didn't want to do it, but they didn't give me a chance.

Arnav put on a trembling voice, to imitate the little boy and screamed, 'Daddy! Daddy! Help me! The flames are all around me! I'm scared!'

Then, he burst out laughing. I didn't crack a smile, but him.. He laughed. Rudra watched him with amusement, saying nothing.

Arnav started screaming again, even louder this time.

'I'M BURNING, DADDY! I'M BURNING, HELP!'

'STOP IT, ARNAV! IT'S NOT FUNNY!' I shouted throwing a cushion at him.

I didn't mean to, it just came out of me. I was really scared and I didn't want to hear him anymore.

'What are you afraid of?' Arnav laughed. 'Oh, come on, it's just a stupid story... That's all... Not even a good one.'

With a smirk, he continued.

'DADDY! PLEASE HELP ME! THE FIRE IS BURNING ME ALIVE! I'M..'

All of a sudden, there was a loud knock on my bedroom door.

Arnav stopped in mid scream. We all froze. There was an eerie silence. We all looked at each other. None of us made a sound.

'BOOM!... BOOM!... BOOM!...'

We almost jumped out of our skin.

'BOOM!... BOOM!... BOOM!...'

'What's that noise?' Arnav exclaimed.

'If this is a joke, its really not funny,' said Rudra. His face was white as a sheet.

The banging on the door continued.

Then we heard a man screaming. Those horrible cries will remain forever etched in my memory. I can still hear them now. It sounded lika a cry of a dying animal. It was inhuman and infinitely sad.

The banging against the door and that horrible scream continued relentlessly.

I was terrified and tried to hide behind the wardrobe. Arnav grabbed a chair and stood poised to strike anyone who entered the room. I curled up against the wall, tears were streaming down my face, Paaro hugged me to calm me down.

'No! No!' I cried.

'What is this? She is scared!' Paaro scolded Arnav.

Immediately, the screaming outside the door grew stronger, even more harrowing, even more terrifying. The banging on the door grew louder. I thought it was going to fly off its hinges.

The panic seemed to overcome almost everyone.

'I cannot take it anymore,' Rudra wailed. 'I have got to get out of here.'

With that, he ran to the window and opened it.

'No!' I cried. 'Don't..'

But before I had time to finish my sentence, he jumped out the window. I heard him fall. For a brief moment, everything was silent.