THE ILLUSION

There is no electricity and it's evening now. Still, some daylight left. A little light from outside also entered the house through the windows. Half-dark environment. Although the living room is relatively bright, the bedroom does not get much light. The door is neither fully open nor fully closed. The interior of the room can be seen through the open part of the door. Nothing is clear in the dim light though. But it can be understood that someone is lying on the bed. And someone is standing outside the door watching it. A little boy. Suddenly he said, "Mom?" No response. The boy didn't call again. He ran to the living room.

Tommy is constantly barking. He is tied to one side of the living room. "Stop it, Tommy." The boy scolded him. But Tommy didn't listen. Someone is sitting on the sofa in the living room. This room is also not very bright. But the one who is there has a book in his hand as if he is reading the book very attentively. At that time, the little boy ran into the room. He stood close to the sitting figure. Then he asked, "Dad? Why is mom sleeping in the room at this time? I called her, didn't listen."

"Don't disturb her now, son. Mom is a little sick, so she slept earlier." The man said, keeping his eyes on the book.

"Mom is sick? Why don't you take her to the doctor?"

"No Zisan, that won't be necessary. She will recover after taking some rest. Just don't disturb her again, okay?"

"Well." Saying this, the little boy went out again. Target another room. It's kind of his game. He plays this game sometimes. He runs from one room to another. Entered there once and again in another room.

Now Zisan stood near the kitchen. This room is also not fully lit. Most of the part is covered in darkness. The sound of stirring the spoon in the pan is also coming from inside. Zisan peered into the room. He saw his mother cooking inside. The spoon is moving continuously. Zisan ran back into the living room. He came to his father and said, "Dad? I saw Mom lying in the room. Again I saw her cooking in the kitchen."

"What are you saying, Zisan? Your mom is sick and sleeping. Why would she stay in the kitchen? You're wrong, son." This time the man did not take his eyes off the book.

"Dad, the guy came at that time, who was he?"

"He does business like me."

"He had a gun with him, was that a toy, Dad?"

"Yeah, son. That was a toy like your toy guns."

"Oh, alright." After saying this Zisan came in front of the bedroom again. Without fully opening the door of the room, he put his head through the gap. A little more light entered the room. His mother is still lying on the bed. Now he looked at the floor and saw someone lying on the floor too. His father. Seeing this, Zisan ran again. Standing at the door of the living room, he peeked in and saw that his father was still sitting on the sofa and reading a book. Yes, in the dark of course. Maybe it's normal for him.

Zisan did not enter the room this time. From there he went straight to the kitchen. He saw that his mother was still cooking there. Zisan entered the room and asked his mother, "Mom? I saw Daddy lying on the floor in our room. I saw him again sitting in the living room reading a book."

"Your dad must have felt hot, so he slept on the floor."

"But I saw him again in the living room reading a book."

"You saw wrong, honey."

Zisan said nothing. He came back to the living room and suddenly startled. Someone is knocking at the main door. "Anybody home? We heard a loud noise from here, why is your dog barking like that? Hello? Is everything okay inside?" The questions came from outside the door.

Zisan can't make a decision. Will he open the door or not? Because his father told him not to open the door without his permission. Zisan noticed that his father is not saying anything, nor is he opening the door. He is just reading the book.

Meanwhile, Tommy is barking very loudly. A moment later, footsteps were heard outside the door. The man left. And surprisingly, when the man left, Tommy ran to the main door and barking like crazy. Tommy was tied up. But he tore the rope. Why is Tommy suddenly so desperate? Is he expecting someone? Zisan can't understand. After a while, Tommy ran straight to the bedroom. Seeing this, Zisan also ran after him. Now standing in front of the door, Tommy is barking again. Why can't he push the door in?

Zisan also can't open the door completely for some unknown reason. He quietly entered through the gap in the room to understand what is happening. At that time, electricity suddenly came. The whole room lit up. And Zisan saw it all in a moment. He saw his mother lying on the bed, bleeding. Blood has flowed from the stomach. The bed sheets are stained black with blood. On the other hand, his father is lying on the floor. A small hole in the forehead. Half of the floor is covered in blood. Zisan screamed in fear and ran out of the room as fast as he could.

But he never saw the back of the door. Where a body lies. A little boy. The blood from the chest has completely dried up. Panic and fear both played in his eyes.