Hotel Hilltop
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Hotel Hilltop loomed above the neon chaos of Mumbai, its crumbling facade whispering secrets of a bygone era, where the air thrummed with the echoes of long-forgotten feasts and muffled shrieks. In the shadowy corridors, the creaking floorboards seemed to be holding their breath, while the soft laughter of unseen children danced with the hollow thuds of doors slamming shut, leaving guests feeling as if they were not alone in their rooms, but rather, merely intruders in a restless symphony of souls. It was said that those who dared to close their eyes at night might awaken to a chill breath at their neck or the fleeting glimpse of a specter in the corner of their vision, forever tethered