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Hawie Abdullah

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The Silent Bells

Submitted to Contest #272

Every town has its legends, but the one about the old bell tower in Greenwood High is the kind no one talked about—at least, not openly. Some called it superstition, others a ghost story. Still, each year during the holiday season, students whispered the same eerie tale. The bell tower had stood above the school since the 1800s, long before Greenwood High was even built. The bricks were old, weathered, and darkened by time. The bell itself hadn’t chimed in years, despite the fact that it remained perfectly intact. The reason? It was cursed, ...

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