Maaya

The lane looked so mysterious and endless. I held the knife tighter and ran towards the red light. As I got closer to it, a large house came into sight. I stood there, unable to move my feet any further. In the silence of the night, I heard footsteps approaching me. I tried to catch my breath while examining the old-fashioned building. Suddenly, I felt the footsteps coming closer and tried to walk a bit. I turned around and saw the outline of a woman. I didn't waste any more time before getting into the house. It looked spooky, but I had hopes of finding a place to hide in here and escape from her.
The first thing I noticed when I got into the hall was a long table in the center. I looked through the window to outside, to see if I was still being followed. Thank God! She went past the building. It was difficult to make out her face in the dark, but I saw a pistol in her hand. When she was out of sight, I walked around the place and noticed a few familiar things lying around. There was a familiar brown book on the table, along with a jigsaw puzzle, whose pieces were scattered around. I was really curious to solve the puzzle. Somehow it gave me some hope. Maybe this was it. The final clue...