*Featured story in Wattpad India reading list in horror genre.
* 26 on 20/09/17 in horror.
Rita was about to sleep when Jenny's message popped on her phone's display.
She unlocked her phone and when she saw her message, all colour drained from her f...
"Mam...have seat please. Do you need anything like water or coffee?" Rajat offered.
Rita was sitting in front of Rajat, a housing agent who was going to show her some flats today.
But just like last night conversation on phone, she again sensed that he was weirdly behaving too sweetly or may be it was just their way to have good impression on new customers.
"No thanks. When are we going? Actually, I have some other work to do. So...can we please finish this work fast?" She came directly to the point.
"Of course mam...whatever you say. Lets go." Rajat answered as he got up and grabbed his car keys.
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After seeing 3-4 flats, Rita didn't liked any of them. They were either too small or far from her office.
"Mr Rajat...I had already explained you what kind of flat I needed. If you didn't had it, then you should have told me. You have wasted my whole day." Rita made known, and was about to walk out of the flat there were currently in when Rajat stopped her.
"Mam...mam! Please listen. Next flat which I am going to show will be the last one and trust me, you will definitely like that. Otherwise, you can hire any other agent, but please just see this one." He requested.
She thought for a second before nodding.
"Okay....but this one better be good or I am done with you." She stated.
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In ten minutes, there were in front of a twenty - storey building painted in shades of sea green. Rita glanced at it. It exterior seemed impressive but was clearly in need of repaint.
"Mam...flat is on 16th floor.." Rajat informed before they stepped inside the elevator.
Few seconds later, they were standing outside a door. Rajat took out keys from his pocket.
"Lets open it." He said and pushed key in the door. With an audible click, it unlocked.
After opening the lock, he pushed door to open, but it didn't opened. He pushed it once again with more effort...but unfortunately same thing happened as if something was pushing it with same force from other side of it.
"Don't worry mam. It will open. Since, it is closed since months, thats why it got jammed."...He blabbered while wiping sweat from his face.
"Move...let me try." Said Rita as she too was getting impatient by then.
She kept her handbag down and walked near the door. She hold the handle and was about to push it with full force when surprisingly door got opened by itself, followed by a creaking sound as if it hadn't been opened since ages.
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She looked back at Rajat whose face had ashened.
"Are you alright Mr Rajat?" She asked.
"Huh? Yes...yes...of course. Lets go inside." He muttered.
Rita didn't believed him. Something seemed really weird about him but she couldn't keep finger on it.
As she entered that flat, all her suspicions and doubts vanished. It was indeed very similar to kind of flat she was searching for. Weirdly, she felt a sudden surge of emotion as if she belonged there. As if that house was waiting for her only. She felt a strong connection with it.
In next few minutes, she took a tour of whole flat. There were two rooms with attached bathroom, cozy terrace, small kitchen, a dinning area and a hall.
She already started imagining herself living there and decorating it according to her taste. She knew now what to say to Rajat.
"Book this flat for me as soon as possible." She announced.
When she didn't heard his reply, she turned and looked back at him.
It seemed he was looking at something in one of the room.
She walked to him and saw that he was staring at a mirror.
"Beautiful." Came out of her mouth which snapped Rajat out from his trance.
"What Mam?" Rajat inquired.
"That mirror. Its beautiful Mr Rajat. Is it belongs to people living here before me?" She questioned.
"Umm..mam, actually this mirror belongs to flat's real owners. They love collecting vintage things. They had placed it here. They used to live here before, but now they have settled outside India and given this flat for rent."
"They have lovely taste.. I must say !" She remarked. As an interior designer she was aware how a vintage piece of art can change look of even boring room.
"So...when can I shift here? I have just two days before I join my new job." She inquired.
"Mam...you can shift tomorrow but I have to do some paperwork before that. See, I had told before coming here that you will definitely like this flat. I can sense what a customer wants." He said cheerfully.
"This man is so weird. Let it be. Its not like I have to meet him again. Well... I hope not." She rolled her eyes thinking that.
Giving another look to that flat, she and Rajat stepped outside.
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