Route Number 45A
Sarah and Nia were returning back home from a party .The route they usually take was inaccessible as a tree fell down in the middle of the road due to the storm .
They waited for a while in the club .
Sarah said to Nia " Girl it's already late now . Let's go back to the hostel. "
Nia said " But how will we ? You know the route is blocked because of that big oak tree ."
Sarah said " We should take another route."
Nia said " Do you seriously think ? I mean have you heard about weird accidents and mysterious deaths that happened on that road especially between 10 p.m to 1:50 a.m ."
Sarah replied " Those are just rumours and superstitions .Come on do you seriously believe these things in the 21st century? "
Nia said " But..".
Sarah " Get inside the car ."
Nia and Sarah sat in the car and Sarah started driving .When they reached the road the direction signs were changed .
A guy who was the owner of a nearby motel stopped them and asked "Where are you going ? Are you taking route number 45A " .
Sarah replied " Yes we are ."
The guy replied " Don't you know the place is cursed and haunted ? It's dangerous to go there at this time ".
Sarah replied "We don't believe in such superstitious things and it's none of your business to care about where we are going ."
Nia said " Sarah I am feeling scared . Let's cancel the plan now and wait till the morning .Why take the risk ? "
"Wait till what ?You know the head of the hostel is coming for inspection early this morning "replied Sarah.
Sarah started driving .
After an hour passed Nia said to Sarah "How long is this route ? It's already been an hour. Last time when I travelled from this route in the morning,it only took 40 minutes to reach the hostel ."
After half an hour Sarah noticed they crossed the same path again they crossed earlier and continued to drive but then after a few minutes she noticed that they were passing the same path they passed earlier.
At this point both Sarah and Nia were extremely confused and terrified .
Nia pointed out a light coming from the woods and said " I think there are some people who can help us to find the right path."
They drove through the woods and reached that place from where the light was coming .It was a hotel .
Nia and Sarah checked into the hotel .Nia noticed that all clocks in the hotel were showing 9 o' clock while in her watch it was 12 p.m .
There were no other guests visible in the hostel .Nia and Sarah were only one .
Nia asked the receptionist " Is there nobody in this hotel? ". Receptionist replied " other people are in their rooms. "
Nia and Sarah booked a room for overnight stay .
After a few minutes Nia heard a knock on the door of the hotel room .
Nia asked " Who are you ?" .
The voice came " Hello ,I am a waiter . If you need something or want to order food then please tell me .I was here to inform you that the basic menu that includes pasta ,some fruits , pepperoni pizza,salad and chicken soup is free with overnight stay. "
Sarah opened the door but to her surprise there was nobody ,the lights were switched off except from one place where a little bit of light was coming .
Sarah saw a nurse .
The nurse shouted " Hey you all .Come downstairs for dinner. "
Sarah and Nia started walking but then they noticed a little bit of difference in the hotel .
The walls looked crusty and old .The floor looked messed up with dry leaves and dirt.
Nia and Sarah came to their senses and Nia said " Something just doesn't feel right here ."
Nia and Sarah ran out of the hotel .Both hurriedly sat in their car and Sarah started driving the car out of parking .She saw the nurse standing in their way and tried to stop the car but the car passed through the body of the nurse .
Both Sarah and Nia started shouting and panicking and they crashed into a pillar in the parking lot .
Both of them fainted .
Next morning :
Nia woke up in her hostle bed .She started touching her face ,neck and rest of her body in a disbelief that she is still alive.
She realised what happened the last night and started looking for Sarah .She started knocking the door of Sarah's bedroom like crazy .
Sarah opened the door and said " Good morning Nia. Why were you knocking on my door like crazy ? Are you okay darling?
How can I help ?".
Nia replied " Do you remember last night we were at a club,and because the main road was blocked by the tree ,we had to take a different route . We took cursed route 45A and stopped at a hotel and suddenly the hotel turned into an old rustic building.
We tried to escape but our car crashed into a pillar in the parking lot ."
Sarah replied " Chill Nia .Did you watch some horror movie or read some horror book again ? There is no road called Route number 45A in the way of the club we usually visit .Last time we visited the club was 3 weeks ago. That was probably some nightmare .I told you earlier ,stop watching those horror series ,you will stop getting nightmares."
"But what about that wound you have on your forehead " ,Nia said this while pointing towards a wound on Sarah's forehead .
Nia said ,"You got this wound because of the car accident last night".
Sarah turned around and looked at her face in the mirror touching her wound.Sarah said "Oh this (while touching her wound ) I got this because I slipped from the stairs last evening. "
Nia had a sigh of relief. Sarah said "It's already 9 a.m right now .We are getting late for work. Hurry up and get ready for work ."
Sarah said this while pushing her to go and get ready .
Nia said "I am not feeling well today .I would like to have a day off. Please inform the manager."
After a while Sarah came and asked Nia "Have you seen my car? It's not in the parking lot "
Nia replied "How could I know where your car is ?".
Few minutes later :
Nia heard Sarah screaming .She came out and saw that headlights of Sarah 's car were broken and there was a big dent in front of the car as if the accident she saw in her nightmare happened in reality . Meanwhile Sarah was shouting "I won't leave the bastard who did this to my brand new expensive car."
Nia decided to go to the office since weird things were happening with them in the morning .Sarah and Nia both got ready for the office and called a cab .
When Nia sat in the cab she noticed the digital cock was showing 9 a.m.
After they reached their destination Nia noticed again that the digital clock was still showing 9 a.m.
She checked her phone and it was still 9am. She pointed out the absurdity of the situation to Sarah .
Everything went blank .
Nia woke up in the hotel room in the middle of night .
She looked at her phone and it was still 9a.m. but it was dark outside the window .
It was clearly night .
Nia thought "So that was probably a nightmare ."
She went to the washroom but to her surprise the washroom was dirty and old .It looked like the washroom was part of some abandoned building and hadn't been cleaned for years .
She used the washroom before she went to bed and the washroom was not like this when she checked it last time .
She turned around and the hotel room looked like a room with old crusty walls and looked like part of some old abandoned building .She started running around and looking for Sarah.
The whole hotel liked like some old abandoned building and Sarah was nowhere to be found .
She heard a voice calling her name "Nia Nia Nia ….".
When she looked around there was nobody to be found .
She fainted then and there .
Nia woke up in the hospital ,she had stitches on her forehead and left leg was broken .
She tried to get up but was unable to because of pain .
She asked the nurse " Excuse me .How did I get here?What am I doing here ?"
Nurse replied "You met with a terrible accident a few days ago .Your car crashed in the woods. Someone from a nearby village found you and called the ambulance ."
Nia asked "What ,accident in the woods ? Where is Sarah ? Is she safe ? She was with me last night in the car accident. "
Nurse replied "Who Sarah ? Do you have her number ? You were alone in the woods .Police had already investigated the accident and there was nobody else ."
1 month later :
Nia was discharged from the hospital .After that she returned back to the hostel and immediately started looking for Sarah .
She knocked at Sarah's door and asked other people in the hostel about Sarah .
To her surprise nobody knew Sarah in the hostel. In fact according to the manager there was no girl named Sarah ever living in the hostel and the room she claimed belonged to Sarah was actually a store room .
After hearing this Nia thought " No this can't be possible.We worked in the same office and we lived in the same hostel. She used to share her car with me... the ..the car ,the car .The number plate of the car would be enough to prove her existence and also records from our office . "
Nia went to investigate the information about the office colleague named Sarah.
She got details and the address of Sarah from the manager.
Nia rang the doorbell of Sarah's house.
A lady in white dress opened the door. Nia asked her "Is this Sarah's address?"
the lady replied "Yes it is ."
Nia said "Can you please call Sarah. I am Nia Johnas and I am Sarah's colleague."
The lady replied "Hello ,I am Sarah. "
Nia looked shocked and said"What ? You are not my colleague or my friend I know from months "
A man said from the background "What's going on Sarah ? Who are you talking to?" It was Sarah's husband.
Sarah replied to her husband "She is a colleague from office .I coming in few minutes baby "
While Nia and Sarah worked in the same office there was not much communication between them since they worked in different departments .
Sarah offered Nia to come inside her house and Nia explained everything to Sarah .
Sarah said "Maybe you were experiencing hallucinations when you were in hospital and merged it with real life events ."
They had a coffee together and Nia returned to her normal life .
Three days passed by :
Sarah received a call from an unknown number. It was from the police station .
They wanted to talk about the car involved in the car crash that belonged to Sarah D Cruz who died 12 years ago.