Everything is not the same as it was before
Short story

Volkan came home today with a sad face and a lowered head, taking slow steps. As soon as he entered, he quietly sat in his room and became busy doing his homework. He didn't even think about asking his mother for help today, as he does every day. Volkan never completed his homework because the punishment he received from Mr. Peev, which he could easily endure, did not seem painful to him.
His mother, who did not believe in any such events based on the supernatural and mysteries beyond reality, found it very strange. She sat next to Volkan and said to him, "I am glad that you have started doing all the tasks on your own that you should be doing yourself.
Volkan remained silent for a while; today, he was unusually calm, and he had a strange emptiness in his eyes. While fingering outside the window, he said, "Everything is not the same as it was before." Tears started falling on the book, quietly rolling down his cheeks. After that, he did not say anything. His mother was still surprised and staring at His
What happened, my son? What are you talking about? She said seriously. "This time too, while raising the finger outside the window, he said," Everything is not the same as it was before. "
His mother looked outside the window, she did not see anything surprising outside. olkan was still looking out of the window. Tears were still dripping silently with his wonderful eyes.
Then he became busy with his homework again, and "he didn't pay any attention to his mother." His mother sat restlessly, staring out of the window even after dinner, but she could see nothing far and wide except the burning traffic lights on the street, while Volkan had fallen asleep.
The next morning Volkan, who used to sleep till late in the morning, was sitting on his bed today when his mother went there to awaken him. He did not react; he sat down as he bowed his neck, and his eyes were swollen.
Didn't you sleep all night, My Dear Son? She said. "
"Everything is not the same as it was before." Volkan again repeated the same thing again! And he seemed a bit lost somewhere.
What has happened to you? Isn't everything the same as it was? Tell me, I am worried about you? She said seriously insisting on her point. "But Volkan did not say anything, he kept quietly bending his neck." His mother began to worry deeply, she was scared of the terror of fear after seeing this sudden change within Volkan. She could not understand what to do?
After some time, Volkan got ready on his own and left for school, whereas he was always prepared by his mother. This scene seemed even more strange and frightening to his mother. As he was about to leave, his mother called out from behind, "Don't forget to take the tiffin for your grandmother. Are you forgetting it, dear?" In response, Volkan glared at his mother and, with great seriousness, said, Everything is not the same as it was before. and quietly left.
His mother immediately called the church pastor to his house to know why these strange and mysterious changes were happening in Volkan. The pastor told him, "Thirty years ago, a newly married couple lived in this house in the house where you are living. But one day the young man killed him after taking both his eyes.
And his own eyes too. Removed and committed suicide, and after that, the same line was found on the wall, which your son is repeating again and again, "everything is not the same as it was before. Your son is no longer what he was earlier. Now there is probably the soul of that dead couple in his body.
"Whatever you are telling me, I am not sure at all, this cannot happen. Volkan's mother said to the pastor." The pastor said in response that it will now be known when he meets him. Where is he now?
He went to school? But before going to school, he goes to his grandmother's house. He must be there right now," she said.

Do I need to meet him now?" the priest asked in a concerned tone.
When they both reached the house, they felt an odd sense of unease. They immediately went to the bedroom, and what they saw made their hair stand on end. The sight before them was terrifying. Volkan was sitting helplessly next to his grandmother, her neck bent. Blood was spread all around him. In one hand, he held a knife, and in the other, his grandmother's eyes. He was completely drenched in blood. When he lifted his head to look at them, instead of eyes, there were two deep, blood-filled sockets from which blood was still flowing. Seeing this, his mother fainted immediately, but the priest, still trembling, continued chanting some incantations with his shaking voice.
A deep, cold sound came out of Volkan's blood-soaked lips for the last time. "Everything is not the same as before; there is only darkness.
The next day Volkan's best friends and Mr. Peev's daughter Scarlet's body was found in dense forests. Who was missing for the last two days, "his eyes were also missing.
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A/N: Thank you so much for diving into my story! I hope it sent shivers down your spine. 😀
About the Creator
Karan w.
Writer || Poet || Author
Author of "The Resonance–Two Together-Lost Forever
All worlds collapse the moment they touch the ground of reality—worlds I once created. Yet I find my bliss in the dissolution of my creations
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Comments (7)
Everything is not the same as it was before.. except the excellence. Great story! ✨
Hahahahahahahahaha I freaking loved how gruesome this was, especially the eyes part. After reading your story, I now know that everything is not the same as it was before hehehehehehe
I remember the song as it was, nice one!!!
This is wild! The missing eyes thing is so freaky. You’ve got some serious imagination. Great job 👏👏👏👏
Great job! I love the pictures; they add to the story's creepiness.
Dude, that was crazy, for sure 🤯🙌 The sentence, "Everything is not the same as it was before, " made me gulp my hard saliva! I'm sad for Volcan, but holy cow! He's murdering people now? Bulging their eyes, killing them, and making himself miserable too. This was a great take on the 'Mysterious and horror' genre... With a sprinkle of thriller too. Let me change my statement; "This is the story on 1st place in my favs" Great Job, dear 🤝
This is a great thriller and to me a bit freaky. Good job.