Short Stories Before Bed (Horror)
Old Fridge
In a quiet corner of the room, hidden among dust and forgotten pieces of memory, there was an old refrigerator that stole the attention. Being a silent witness of various events in the past, this refrigerator has gone through so many stories that become an asset of its unique characteristics.
The old refrigerator was in an abandoned boarding house, with its food door wide open, as if inviting people to try to touch it. At the cost, there is only a shocking silence that fills the air, making the old refrigerator the only silent witness to life that ever lived there.
Soon, the old fridge will be sold as junk. However, before leaving the boarding house, let's get into the stories he perpetuated throughout the long run.
In the beginning, it was a house. A place filled with laughter, joy, and laughter echoed around every corner. The old refrigerator bears witness to the warm chatter that ensues between roommates, who share their life stories and laugh at their own stupidity.
On top of the old refrigerator, there was a collection of magnets tightly attached. Each magnet represents an adventure they have gone through together. Various pictures of tourist attractions, favorite restaurants, and even concert tickets were attended scrambling to occupy a place in the old refrigerator.
However, nothing is eternal. One day the boarding house becomes quiet and gloomy when one of its residents, a student named Arman, leaves it unattended for months. All the sweet memories seemed to evaporate like smoke. The silence that echoed in every corner of the boarding house made the old refrigerator feel sad and abandoned.
However, the old refrigerator did not stop working, no matter who filled its food. He keeps the humidity and calm around him as the years go by. In unspoiled solitude, the old refrigerator begins to find beauty in simplicity. He began to observe the traffic of weather changes outside the window, watching the river of time flowing rigidly, and even listening to the glare of morning dew in the courtyard of the boarding house that was not completely deserted.
Maya's heart could hardly wait to fill that fridge with fresh food and cold drinks. He adorned the old fridge with pictures of his family, restoring the falling magnet irresistibly. Then, one night, as Maya tries to cook her dinner, a shocking sound comes from inside the old refrigerator.
As Maya opens the door, she is amazed to see a lump of ice cubes used to cool food. There was no plausible explanation, but the old refrigerator had recovered the life within him. Since then, hard work and respect for the old refrigerator grew in Maya.
Every night, before going to bed, Maya would tell the old fridge about her struggles on campus, her burgeoning friendship, and her hopes for the future. The old refrigerator, with its weathered doors, listened attentively, sometimes feeling a hint of happiness in Maya pleasure.
Until one day, the cost of boarding was suddenly filled with crowds and boisterous sounds. Maya's roommates perform a small party to celebrate their success. All of those cosy neighborhoods are full of music, laughter, and low boisterousness. While trying to accommodate all the food and drink in the old refrigerator, Maya considers it a fun challenge.
However, one day, as the young man was leaving the old refrigerator full of leftover food, the old refrigerator could not bear the burden placed on him. In a squeaking sound, the old refrigerator collapsed, leaving Maya and her friends dumbfounded.
