The Mysterious Friend
The Mysterious Friend ASSALAM O ALIKUM This story is something I witnessed with my own eyes, and today I am sharing it with you all. I was about 11 years old when this incident happened. We had shifted to Nazimabad. Our house was quite big, and I liked it very much. There was an additional floor above our house where I often saw a girl around my age. I used to play alone near the stairs of our portion, and that girl would often watch me. But whenever I called her, she would hide. One day, I was playing, and that girl was watching me. I said to her, "Come play with me." This time, she didn’t run away; instead, she came to play with me, and we became friends. Her name was Saadia. She and I started playing together every day. On one hand, I was very happy to have a friend, but on the other, some strange things began happening to me. Often at night, I would wake up and see someone sitting on a chair near my bed. Now, I played with Saadia every day. One day, while ...