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The Black Window

In a small, forgotten village, there stood an old, dilapidated house at the edge of the forest.

By Mafuz RahmanPublished about a year ago 2 min read
The Black Window
Photo by Kevin Fitzgerald on Unsplash

In a little, failed to remember town, there stood an old, haggard house at the edge of the backwoods. Individuals seldom cruised by, and the people who did, rushed their means, keeping away from the cool, shocking presence that appeared to leak from the obscured windows. The house had been deserted as far back as anybody could recollect, and its most unmistakable component was a huge, dark window on the upper floor. It was said that nobody could see through that window, regardless of the hour of day or how brilliant the daylight sparkled.

Legend had it that the house once had a place with a rich family, the Cravens, who strangely evaporated one turbulent night quite a while back. The story went that they hosted facilitated a fabulous gathering, welcoming individuals from across the district. As the night wore on and the tempest outside developed fiercer, the music and giggling from inside the house out of nowhere halted. The following morning, when inquisitive neighbors went to research, they found the house quiet, the furniture immaculate, and each individual from the Cowardly family gone. Yet, the most odd part was that the huge window on the upper floor, when clear and exquisite, had turned completely dark short-term.

Throughout the long term, the town came to accept that the dark window was reviled. They murmured that if anybody really wanted to investigate it for a really long time, they would see something beyond their appearance — they would see the shadowy figures of the Cravens, frozen in time, gazing back at them. Some professed to have seen gleams of development behind the glass, like somebody — or something — was all the while watching from inside.

One critical night, a young fellow named Daniel, an explorer new to the town, heard the stories of the dark window at the neighborhood hotel. He excused the tales as simple notion, accepting that the residents were essentially attempting to unnerve him. Captivated and difficult, he chose to see the window for himself.

As Daniel moved toward the house, a virus wind moved throughout the trees, and the air developed thick with quiet. He remained before the house, gazing up at the dark window, its dimness startling. The more he looked, the more it seemed like the window was pulling him in. He could feel an unusual tension on his chest, like something was pushing him back. Be that as it may, Daniel would not leave. He, not set in stone to expose the fantasy unequivocally.

Out of nowhere, a shadow showed up in the window. It was weak from the beginning, however as Daniel's eyes changed, he saw the framework of a figure — a tall, dainty lady with empty eyes, looking straight at him. He ventured back in shock, however he was unable to turn away.

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