Beware The Haunted House

Illusions

'We are going to attend my friend Georgina's wedding tomorrow in Niwahara,' said mother.

My eyes gleamed. ,My family will be far away from South hampton....far away from the ghosts!

Then a horrifying thought came to my mind.

'Am i coming too?,' I asked.

'No Kat. Your exams are coming next week,' said mother.

I heaved a sigh of relief.

'Grandma will stay with you. You really scared us last night,' said mother.

'Mom, i can stay alone. I will be perfectly fine.'

'I'm not going to listen to you,' said mother sternly.

'Mom----,' I began.

'She can stay with Jason,' said grandpa.

'Yeah! That's a brilliant idea,' I said. 'Grandma will not like to be left alone.'

'Is Jason's mom back from Albia?,' asked mother.

'She will reach South hampton today-afternoon,' I said.

'Okay, I will talk with Jason's mom,' said mother.

I headed to my room. I had missed Jason's call.

I didn't find it necessary to tell him about yesterday's incident.

'Hey, what's up?'

'Hey love, I have a good news and a bad news. Which one would you like to hear first?;

'The bad one.'

'Okay. Mom had called me this morning to check me out. I asked her about some priest living in South hampton. But she gave me a negative reply.'

'Ohh.'

'And the good news is that i found Dr.Dick.'

'You are awesome!,' I squealed.

 'Dr.Dick is the brother of Dr.Wilson who consults my brother for fits.'

'How did you know?,' I asked.

'Mom told me. She was suspicious about my sudden interest in the priest and Dr.Dick.'

'So,when are we going to meet him?'

'Now. He lives just five houses away from mine.'

'Cool. I will meet you within ten minutes.'

'Wait. Did the ghosts return?'

'No. They will not return for three days.'

The weather was clear and sunny. As i had said, I met Jason within ten minutes.

'C'mon,' he said slipping his hand into mine.

'So, you are going to spend the nights at my house for a week,' he said.

I blushed for no reason. 'Yeah'

'That's cool.'

'Really?'

'Yeah.'

We both laughed.

Dr.Dick's house was an exact copy of Jason's house except that he had a garage. Jason rang the door bell.

A man in early thirties opened the door. He was dressed in pyjamas and a sweatshirt. He had big eyes and a stubble.His hair was tied into a ponytail. He was holding a cup in his left hand.

'Dr.Wilson?,' asked Jason.

'He's out. You can come later,' he said taking a sip from the cup.

'Umm.. Are you Dr.Dick?,' I asked.

'Yes, I'm Dr.Dick. What do you want?'

'We actually came here to meet you,sir,' said Jason.

Dr.Dick studied his face.'Come in.'

The living room was cozy and richly decorated. The walls were painted blue that matched Jason's eyes and the showcase held numerous trophies.

'I expected to see skeletons and dead bodies....,' whispered Jason.

I punched him in the stomach.

'Ouch!,' he cried.

'Coffee?,' asked Dr.Dick.

'No thanks,' we said in unison.

'Have a seat,' he said.

I came direct to the point.

'We are here to know...to know about the Curtis,' I said taking a deep breath.

Dr.Dick spilled his coffee in surprise.

'Curtis? I don't know them,' he said cleaning the mess.

'Dr.Dick i saw your name in the newspapers,' I said.

'Er-What do you want to know about them?,' he asked annoyingly.

'How did they die?,' i asked straightforwardly.

'How will i know?,' he said not meeting my eyes.

I got frustrated. I got up.'Listen Dr.Dick. This might not mean anything to you but my whole family is in danger. You are the only hope and you are going to help me. It's simple! Just answer my questions.'

Dr.Dick stared at me blankly.

'The Curtis were my close friends. I and Zouel used to go to high school together. Then he got married. Suzanne and Williams were like my own kids. Life was beautiful. Suddenly, Mrs.Curtis fell ill. She suffered from a psychological disorder.'

I nodded.

He continued.'Since, i used to do her treatment. But there was no cure. Zouel loved his wife very much. She couldn't have killed  her own family,' he wailed.

'Were you and Mrs.Curtis related in some way?,' asked Jason.

He hesitated for a moment. 'She was my ex-girlfriend. Then she married Zouel.'

There was silence. I looked at Jason.

'What do you think? How did they die? Was the explosion really an accident?,' asked Jason.

'How will i know?'

'You were their family doc......,' started Jason. 

'So?,' he asked.

'Ummm...when was this 'Lovely villa' built?,' i asked.

'i guess in 1995. Zouel built his for his wife. As i had mentioned, he loved her very much,' said Dr.Dick.

'So the Curtis had lived in that house for nearly three and a half years as they died in 1999,' I said.

'No,' said Dr.Dick alarmingly. 'They lived there for only two years.'

'WHAT?,' I and Jason shouted in unison.

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Find out more secrets of the haunted house in the next chapter!

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