Awakening in the night

A sudden awakening pierces your sleep, and you find yourself sitting upright in the darkness. Confusion spreads through your mind. You were supposed to check out yesterday. Why are you still here? A suffocating feeling grips your chest as you notice the locked door.

Your heart begins to race, and you reach for your phone to activate the screen and check the time. But the display remains dark, the screen dead. Panic rises within you as you realize your phone is turned off.

You blink into the darkness of your room and see four other sleeping bags beside yours. Your mind wrestles with thoughts as you try to comprehend the situation. Why are there four other people still here? Why is the door locked?

A cold shiver runs down your spine as you quietly slip out of your sleeping bag and move towards the other sleeping bags. Your hands tremble as you cautiously open each one, but all you find is emptiness.

The sound of women singing softly permeates through the walls, a haunting melody that seems to come from everywhere. Like sirens' calls, it lures you, tempting you to surrender to them. But an instinctive warning signal screams in your head, and you curl up deeper into your sleeping bag.

The songs sound beautiful, yet eerie. They send shivers down your spine and make the hair on your neck stand on end. You try to resist the enticing sounds, to shield yourself from them, but they relentlessly penetrate your thoughts. In that moment, you become aware of your vulnerability.