"Refaat," she whispered, her voice echoing not in the room, but inside his skull. "You promised to play."
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It was 1969. Refaat had been summoned by an old friend, but as he stepped into the foyer, the air grew thick with the scent of wet earth and ancient dust. This was the beginning of what would become known as the "Mansion of Khadrawi" incident, the first true test of his skepticism. "Refaat," she whispered, her voice echoing not in
"My brain is playing tricks," he muttered, his voice raspy from years of smoke. "Hypnogogic hallucinations. Lack of sleep. Stress." Refaat had been summoned by an old friend,
In the shadows of the hallway, a small figure stood perfectly still. It was a girl in a white dress, her hair matted and her eyes like two voids of endless black. Refaat blinked, rubbing his weary eyes behind thick spectacles. When he looked again, she was gone, leaving behind only a faint, rhythmic tapping sound— tap, tap, tap —like a heartbeat against the floorboards. "Hypnogogic hallucinations
As the mansion began to dissolve into a swirl of shadows and light, Refaat reached for his notebook. If he couldn't defeat the paranormal with medicine, he would document it with the cold precision of a researcher. He watched as the phantom of Shiraz drifted through a solid wall, her laughter sounding like breaking glass.