Possession

Chapter 8

After our conversation, we were both confused and it left us with a lot of questions.

Then she asked me, how much did I know about this house?

So, I told her about the things that I heard from my grandpa. And after hearing it she had calmed down.

So that's it. That's how much you heard from your grandpa.

Although he was going to tell me more about it. But then he fell asleep.

Ha...ha...ha.... So, the reason you didn't get to hear the rest of it was because he fell asleep. That's quite a funny story. No wonder you came here like this. Ha...ha...ha....

Please stop laughing. You're making me feel like an idiot.

Ah.... Sorry about that. It's been a long time since I had a guest. So, I was quite happy about it. But, to think you came here like that, it was quite unexpected and funny.

With this conversation, her mood was smooth again. So, I took this chance, and this time I didn't want to make the same mistake. So, I asked her,

- Ahem... Then, would you please tell me your name?

Suddenly a moment of silence....

No.... I'm not telling you. Even if I do, you won't probably remember it anyway. So, I'm not telling! Hmm!

The mood went down again and she seemed angry again. This time I really stepped on a landmine. If I made any mistake it might explode. So, I kept quiet and just listened to her.

She continued her speech and I was listing while eating,

- I'm the guardian of this house and I'm not obliged to tell my name to someone who I just met today.

- Are you even listening to me?

Yes, yes.... I'm listing!

As she kept talking, I learned a lot of things about her. Like,

- She's been living here after the tragic incident with that good family. Ever since then, she was entrusted to protect this house from any harm and she must do this until she finds a suitable owner for this house. Up until now everyone that came to this house was not worthy at all. Most of them were very bad. Among them, some were good at first, but later they became selfish to their desire and tried to ruin the house. So, she was forced to kick them out. Later they spread bad rumors about this house and they even planned to destroy it. After many struggles, she was able to protect this house in the end. And after all these years she's been living alone in this house taking care of everything. Now she's waiting for the day when she can find the worthy owner of this house.

From the story I heard from her, it seemed it was quite different from what I heard from my grandpa. She didn't even mention the ghost or any kind of unusual incident. Is she lying? Though, I don't think she's lying. But.... that might not be the case.

Don't tell me she's the one who's been protecting the house from the beginning. All the incidents I heard from my grandpa, don't tell me she was the one who was taking care of the house and the garden without anyone noticing? But that was a long time ago. It was before even I was born.

I don't want to think about it, but maybe.... Maybe I'm not talking to a human right now, but a spirit or a ghost.

As I thought about that possibility, a cold chill went through my entire body.

Then, I quickly finished my meal and drank some water.

At that time, she was also done with her food and with her speech.

Then, I stood up and decided to escape from there immediately without any more delay.

So, I thanked her for the food and told her,

- Look the storm has finally stopped. Now I can finally go back to my house.

As soon as I told her, she also stood up and told me,

- No....! you can't....! You don't want to go outside no matter what!

After hearing those words, I was surprised. So, I asked her what she meant by that.

But she didn't answer anything.

Then I began to suspect her even more and thought that she was definitely hiding something.

I didn't know if it was something good or bad. But the direction things are going isn't looking very good for me.