House of Horrors Part 1
The silence pressed down on his nerves, but he remained focused, taking in every movement of the guards, every flicker of light.
Finally, the engine started, and the car pulled away slowly, away from the villa, leaving behind the oppressive night, the rebellious shadows, and the silence that seemed to remind him that the villa had not yet revealed all its secrets.
— Night
Sobhi, the truck driver, sat in a chair in the living room, surrounded by the dim light filtering from a single lamp, casting dancing shadows on the walls. The air in the room felt heavy, as if the night itself had pressed down on his chest, broken only by the gurgle of wine being poured into a glass. Sobhi sighed slowly, h