The soul-stealing city Part 2

The soul-stealing city Part 2
As soon as the young man bent down to pick up the newspaper from the ground, he should have realized that something was wrong with that place, as a strong feeling of fear began to creep through his entire body. It was a fear he never thought possible before, but one that he ignored as much as he could. With his eyes fixed on the newspaper, as he rose with the newspaper in his hand, for a moment, he remembered what the visitor had told him, and he tried to redirect his attention/ gaze towards the still burning candle. However, a strong curiosity compelled him to look at the newspaper and see what articles were written there. It took only one glance to completely captivate his attention. He didn't even realize that everything had changed around him, as he had entered his "new home" and stood with his eyes fixed on the newspaper in the middle of the kitchen, facing the window through which only a little moonlight penetrated. For a moment, he remembered again the candle that had burned halfway and thought of finding another one to light when it ran out, otherwise he wouldn't be able to see to read the article in the newspaper that seemed fascinating to him. He searched through the kitchen drawers for a while, but curiosity overwhelmed him again, and he began to read the newspaper again, which became more and more interesting with each line he read. He struggled to lift his gaze and only saw the candle much later, which had now almost burned out. He immediately searched for another candle to replace the first one and maintain that dim light that helped him read. ...
the rest of the story in part 3