The Mummy

Chapter1

Friday, 2nd March 2018

Shraddha, ‘a student of SPA Delhi-Planning and Architecture was excellent in her studies, state-level swimming gold medalist.’ She wakes up in a hurry the same morning as she had an exam conducted by UNESCO, ‘a scholarship exam.’ Her uncle wished her luck, she watched a piece of news about a car accident but having concerned about the exam she left for college.

Monday, 5th March 2018

The result of exams were out, and as always, Shraddha came 1st. The exam had a unique surprise for all of them who came top 10. All 10 of them have to decide any one place throughout the world to have a tour. 7 out of 10 voted for ‘Egypt’, and hence everyone agreed, except one Mangesh. Mangesh was very superstitious, but the rest of them consolidated him. It was a 4 day trip from 7th March to 12th March. Each day they examined the architect of the pyramids. The tour through 3 pyramids gone well, everyone did a lot of fun, they purchased various items fort themselves like a necklace, medallions, watches, and other many things which they liked. On the last day, they were supposed to watch the Great Sphinx of Giza. As they were about to go a sandstorm hit them and continued the whole and their trip was canceled.

Monday, 12th March 2018

At, 6 pm they arrived their hometown. Everyone exhausted. Shraddha with her new watch reached home at around 7.30 pm freshen herself had dinner. On her way to bed, she checked time her wall clock was showing 10 pm, but her wristwatch was stuck at exactly 8. Not even a single needle was moving she starred for 40 seconds nothing happened. After exactly 1 minute, the second’s needle of that watch ticked backward. Shraddha assumed the watch to be damaged.

Tuesday, 13th March 2018

Shraddha wakes up at 10 am, according to her wall clock but her Egyptian wristwatch as showing 7.30. And the signs of 8, 9, 10, and 11 were missing from the watch. On her way to college she threw the watch into the lake. The day went normal as she reached home her wall clock was stuck at 7.15. After a minute the second’s needle ticked backward and the signs of 8, 9, 10, and 11 falls. Soon she realized that it’s something like a timer and she now got 7 days to find out, as having no idea about why it’s ticking backward Shraddha thought that it would be better to wait till the final minute.

Tuesday, 20th March 2018

The day went, as usual, Shraddha knew something was going to happen. Her wall clock was missing every number but 12. It was only 1 minute till the niddle would tick, Shraddha kept starring at the clock. At exactly 10 pm (Real World Time). Her clock ticked…  

To be continued...