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The Final Night

His call became Iman. A clean college graduate, he longed for peace far away from the noise of the city. So he went to Madhupur village, to his ancestral home. The village became quiet, surrounded by the aid of using forests. The

By Ahmed MamunPublished about a year ago • 3 min read

Start his call became Iman. A clean college graduate, he longed for peace far away from the noise of the city. So he went to Madhupur village, to his ancestral home. The village became quiet, surrounded by the aid of using forests. The human beings had been kind, the character soothing—but there has been one location all and sundry avoided: the vintage zamindar mansion.

The mansion lay deep inside a grove, barely eliminated from the village. The locals claimed that even after twenty-five years of abandonment, flames can be visible flickering from their home windows after midnight. Once, it belonged to a landlord named Bishnucharan. One mysterious night, he and his whole circle of relatives burned to loss of life in a fire. No one knew the way it started—a few stated it became an accident; others whispered it became a curse. Whatever it became, no person dared step foot there anymore.

Iman laughed at those tales.

“Ghosts? Please. These are simply superstitions to hold human beings afraid,” he stated to his buddy Rakib.

Rakib warned him, “Believe what you want, however live far far from that mansion.”

But interest constantly had a more potent grip on Iman.

“Probably simply rats,” he thought.

Using his phone torch, he explored the rooms. Suddenly, he heard something—clack, clack, clack...

Footsteps. Coming down the stairs.

He froze.

The torchlight trembled as he became it in the direction of the staircase—nothing.

And then, the torch flickered off.

Complete darkness.

From a nook of the room, a flame burst to life—now no longer natural, however silent, soaring like a ghost lamp.

In its dim mildness, he noticed a shadow sitting on a chair. Hair like fire, eyes burning, and a face twisted in sorrow and rage.

“W-who`s there?” Iman stuttered, voice trembling.

The discern spoke, voice like wind rustling via dry leaves, “Leave… there`s nevertheless time.”

“Who are you?”

“I am Bishnucharan. This has become my home. I died here—betrayed, burned alive. Still I burn, once more and once more… and people who enter… stay. Leave now!”

Iman desired to run, however his legs wouldn't move. Suddenly, different figures emerged—burned faces, empty eye sockets. Shadows remaining in, palms outstretched.

“A new soul… the residence welcomes you,” certainly considered one among them whispered.

Iman screamed No one heard.

There has become no signal, no mild. In desperation, he bolted in the direction of the door. He stumbled and hit the ground—his head struck a stone.

As he misplaced consciousness, the final issue he noticed became the door slowly remaining, and the shadows attaining for him. --- The Next Morning Some villagers had been herding livestock close to the woods once they observed a flicker of mild within the vintage mansion. Alarmed, they approached.

At your doorstep lay Iman—unconscious, pale, eyes hugely open. He became alive, breathing—although absolutely unresponsive. He was rushed to the hospital. Doctors determined no principal injuries, but his thoughts appeared broken. He didn't speak. He didn't blink. Just stared into space.

Sometimes, he whispered things—“They`re coming… near the door… fire… fire…”

His own circle of relatives took him again to the city. But Iman in no way recovered. Night after night time, he awoke screaming, soaked in sweat.

And the mansion?

No one is going there anymore.

Even if a person sees a mild flicker at night time from afar, they close their home windows and pretend to sleep. Because a few doors—as soon as opened—are in no way actually near.

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    Written by Ahmed Mamun