At the end of Ravenhill Road stood a mansion hidden behind dead trees and iron gates. People said the house had more rooms at night than during the day. No one knew why. No one dared to find out.
Elena, an architecture student, entered the mansion to document its strange design. Inside, the air was heavy and cold. Hallways twisted in impossible directions, and doors appeared where walls had been moments before. Then she found it— a small wooden door behind a faded mirror, its handle warm to the touch.
When Elena opened the door, whispers poured out. The room beyond showed flashes of the past: families laughing, then screaming, trapped as walls closed in. She realized the door was feeding the mansion—sealing secrets and souls inside.
Footsteps echoed behind her. The door began to close on its own. A voice whispered, “Every house needs a heart.”
Elena escaped just in time, the mansion screaming as the door slammed shut. The next morning, the mansion stood silent and sealed.
But some nights, a new door appears in the dark—waiting for someone curious enough to open it and become part of the house forever.
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