The Game of Pearls

Shanaya a curious and spirited 19-year-old living in America has always longed to visit her ancestral village in India a place her parents refuse to talk about. Every trip to India brings new hopes but the answer is always the same: Not this time. Until fate intervenes. When a family wedding brings them closer to the village than ever before Shanaya seizes the moment. Determined to uncover the mystery behind her parents’ silence she ventures alone into the abandoned family bungalow shrouded in secrets and dust.As forgotten voices rise and a trapped spirit calls to her by blood Shanaya must finish what was left undone decades ago but the past doesn’t give up its grip easily and some games are meant to be played to the very end. A chilling tale of legacy secrets and self-discovery “The Game of Pearls” is a haunting journey into the soul of a forgotten home and the truths that live within it. Inside she finds more than memories an ancient game shattered pearls a haunted message flickering on an old computer screen: Save me. Free me. Dr. Ummulkiram Mohammed grew up believing that every locked door hides a secret and every old house remembers something. With a head full of daydreams and a heart tuned to mystery she writes stories where magic hums quietly in the background and ghosts aren’t always scary.When she’s not writing she’s probably doodling story ideas on pages corner hunting for forgotten legends or imagining what secrets lie beneath a dusty attic. The Game of Pearls is her first dive into the world of haunted whispers hidden games and curious girls who just can’t resist opening doors they were told to stay away from