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The secret of the underground hall


The secret of the underground hall
Friday afternoon. Most of the students had long since left the walls of the old high school, but Marek and Julia stayed a while longer in the corridor, looking for a lost memory stick with an important project. The clock on the wall showed 5:12 p.m., and the soft light of the setting sun was seeping through the open windows. The last echo of footsteps carried through the empty biology room. - 'Maybe you fell out by the cloakroom? - Julia asked, nervously combing through her pockets. - 'I've already checked there three times,' muttered Marek. - But maybe one more time... - Suddenly his gaze stopped on something unusual. Behind the plant cupboard standing in the corner, someone had carelessly stacked a thick layer of old newspapers. Sticking out from underneath them was a piece of metal doorknob. - Was it always this messy in here? - asked Julia, coming closer. Together they moved the cabinet. The newspapers turned out to be a curtain for a door leading straight down, under the floor. They both looked at each other with a silent question in their eyes. - 'You first,' whispered Julia, laughing uncertainly. Marek grabbed the handle and pulled. The door opened with a creak, revealing a narrow staircase leading into the darkness. - Do you seriously think of going down there? - asked Julia. - Maybe there's a... memory stick in there? - chuckled Marek jokingly, trying to hide his own anxiety. Suddenly, a muffled sound came from downstairs, as if someone had moved in the depths of the cellar, and a shadow scurried across the crack. They both froze, wondering what - or who - was hiding beneath the old school....


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