Mystery Of The Old House: Chapter 3
In the last part, you read how Arpita gets to know many secrets of the house and reaches the son of the first owner of the house, Naresh, the son of the scary woman. Arpita's team works so fast that they get results within 24 hours. Arpita soon calls Naresh for questioning. Arpita tells him the address of the old house and asks is that house yours Naresh? Yes, that house is my father's. He built it as per my mother's choice. Everything in that house is as per my mother's choice. That house was the dream house of my mother and father. Arpita says then why did you save him when your mother and father loved him so much, you should have kept him with you considering it as their love and blessing. Naresh says that behind every good memory, bad memories are attached and they start overshadowing your good moments so easily. Some such memories are attached to him that I cannot keep him in the house. Arpita says what happened after all.
Naresh says that one day my father was sitting on the balcony and reading the newspaper. I was about 14-15 years old and was reading with my friends on the terrace of the house opposite. When I saw my father, I heard a sound. Papa was so busy reading the newspaper that he did not hear my voice. Then mummy came and stood near Papa for some time and stabbed Papa's chest with the knife with which mummy used to cut fish and Papa died there and mummy was acting as if she did not do anything. She was repeatedly saying that she did not stab, it was a mistake. Whatever it is, I have seen her hitting Papa with my own eyes and the neighbor aunty has also seen it. That day I lost my mother along with my father. I hate them. That day the police caught them and took them away and they were sentenced to 14 years. I never met them after that day. They had expressed their desire to meet me many times but I did not want to meet them. My grandmother also used to say that they killed your father first, they might kill you now. You should never talk to a woman. I will get it. You promise me. Naresh says I did not want to meet my mother because as soon as I remember that woman, that scene starts flashing in front of my eyes when she killed my father. Naresh says but why are you asking me about my mother and this house after so many years, now I have nothing to do with that house and my mother. Arpita asks do you know what is happening in that house, who is living in that house. Naresh says that 18 years ago I sold that house to Mr. Gupta, he made some improvements in the house and sold that house to someone else at double the price. Do you know who was living in that house? Naresh says no, but I read in the newspaper that nine people of a family living in that house died together and that no one came to know anything. Arpita says yes, no one has found out anything about the mystery till now. That house has been closed for many years, but since 3 days ago one of our men has been trapped in that house, and we have to get him out. Naresh but how can I help you in this? Arpita says that I also stayed in that house for some time. The most surprising thing in that house is that your photo is still there in the house, even though you have nothing to do with the house now and there is still something in the house that does not allow anyone to stay in the house. Then a member of Arpita's team goes and studies the case of Naresh's mother. He calls Arpita to the club and tells her everything. He says that this was not a murder but an accident. Due to the witnesses' testimony, it was made a murder. They did not pay attention to many things. Look at how the footrest is gathered in these photos as if someone's foot slipped and these are pieces of tea cups which are pieces of more than one cup and there are some pieces of meat in the other plate. Arpita, look at them carefully and tell me in one way, you will see the whole truth. Arpita now keeps all the evidence and things in mind and reaches the truth in which she is an expert. Now Arpita reaches the truth of Naresh's mother that Naresh's mother was bringing tea for his father. She had a tray in her hand which had two cups of tea and a bag of meat. On the other hand, there was a girl who was cutting the meat. Naresh's parents were going to have tea together, so the pieces were more than one. Here, after drinking two cups of tea, she was going to cut the meat. As soon as she came from inside with the tea tray and a knife in the other hand, she stopped to give tea to Naresh's father, when her foot slipped from the footrest. Her balance got disturbed and the tray fell away and she had a knife in her other hand. That hand went into Naresh's father's chest. The girl was very fast due to which she went deep inside and while falling, the force is also great and sudden due to which there is no chance to handle it. Arpita is there. Naresh's mother was right in saying that she did not kill her husband. She got punished without any reason and her son also went away from her, whom she loved so much.Arpita feels very sad that an innocent person got punished. Arpita goes and tells the whole thing to Naresh. She says that your mother was right, they did not kill your father. It was an accident. Your mother's foot slipped. She had gone to give them tea and thought that after having tea she would sit there and have some fun, but while coming back, your mother's foot slipped from the footrest and she lost her balance and she fell on your father, the girl hit your father's chest. The girl was very fast and went deep inside and your father died.
Because of your and your aunt's testimony, the accident was made a murder and she was punished. Sometimes even what you see with your eyes turns out to be wrong. Did you try to know why she would kill your father? There is a reason to kill someone. They loved each other a lot. Naresh is very sad to know the truth that why did he not trust his mother? How many times did she ask me to meet her? Why did I not meet her even once? Arpita says nothing will happen by regretting. If you want to free your mother, then you will have to go to her house to meet her because she is still waiting to meet you. Naresh says okay, I am ready to take her to the house. Arpita goes to her house again, but this time she takes Naresh with her. As soon as she goes inside the house, the house looks completely changed. The house is very clean. Arpita calls Vikram. Vikram comes there. That scary face had now become completely silent. She recognizes Naresh. She says I knew that one day you would come. Naresh says. Mother forgive me, I did not understand you, I did not believe you. You can punish me in any way you want. His mother says I wanted to hug you once, so after completing my punishment I came to this house. I came to know that you have sent me to this house. This house was lying vacant, so I came inside from the back door. I knew how it opened. I searched for you a lot but I could not find you anywhere. Then I locked myself in this house and started waiting for you. I do not know when I died. Then whoever came to this house, I scared him and made him run away. Then after many months this boy Vikram came. I scared him a lot but he did not get scared and said that I wanted to know the truth about this house, how those 9 people died, but when I came here, those people had already died. I told my story to Vikram, and he supported me and called Arpita and created such an atmosphere that someone would come to help her and everything happened as we had thought. Arpita lives here. Vikram, the injury you got, I have got it but it is not as much as it is. You people were seeing Naresh and his mother talking. Naresh says, Mother, I want to see you. I want to hug you. His mother appears in front of him but Naresh cannot hug her because she is the soul of Naresh's mother and perhaps this is Naresh's atonement that he could not trust his mother and that is why he could not hug her. This way the story of the scary face ends. Arpita and Vikram come back. Arpita tells Vikram that everything is fine but she does not understand how he killed nine people. Vikram says…………
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