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Chapter 20 - Chapter 18. The Candy Curse

Meanwhile…

In the candy land, students were laughing. Everything looked sweet and perfect—colorful lollipops, candy trees, chocolate fountains.

Hamna grabbed a giant candy. "Finally! Something to eat—I'm starving!" she said, biting into it.

"No, wait!" Noor ul Huda shouted, her eyes wide. "That's not candy!"

Hamna looked confused. "Huh?"

She spit it out—and screamed.

Everyone turned to see what happened.

"What… what is that?" Zanib Aman whispered.

They all looked closer.

The candy trees began to melt.

The chocolate fountain turned dark red.

The soft candy path cracked open, revealing bones beneath.

Noor ul Huda's voice trembled. "This is not a candy land. It's a trap…"

Then they looked ahead—and saw a huge castle rising in the distance.

It wasn't sweet. It was terrifying.

"We have to go inside," Ayesha Rafi said bravely. "We'll find answers there."

As they stepped into the castle and looked behind them… the candy land was completely gone.

All that remained was blood, bones, and darkness.

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