On all occasions, anyone who passed by this last house would run away in fear, claiming that the house was haunted. Even though I had never been to the house, I knew it had to be the one situated at the end of the run-down street.
The house had been said to be unoccupied for at least a decade. Its run-down appearance made it even more gloomy. I remembered having seen an online newspaper article about a family of four who used to live in the house and were reported missing 15 years ago. As a matter of fact, they were seen leaving the house hurriedly after the father received a call and that was the last time they were seen alive. It was not known what had happened to them. However, I have heard that people who passed by the house reported hearing loud cries for help coming from inside the house, which caused them to run away in fear.
There were some people who said that the family of four could have been involved in some shady business, and as a result, they might have fled to another country to avoid the mob and the law, and the loud cries for help might have just been nothing more than a prank. There were also some people who said that the family of four could have been murdered, and it was someone else posing as them who were seen leaving the house hurriedly. The loud cries for help were speculated to have been their souls trying to seek justice. Up till now, the speculations have yet to be verified, and grew stronger by the day.
"What exactly is the secret behind the loud cries for help coming from inside the house? Was the house really haunted? What really happened to the family of four? Were the speculations real?" I muttered to myself. My mutters were interrupted by my sister, Taylor calling for me.
"So, are you ready to solve the mystery?" Taylor quizzed me.
"Huh? What mystery? What are you talking about?" I tried to feign ignorance, not wanting her to know that I had wanted to check out the house.
"Oh, come on. I have heard you mutter about it. You wanted to check out the house to find out the truth behind the sudden disappearance of the family of four as well as the loud cries for help. I have also wanted to check out the house to find out the truth, but I am worried I would not be allowed to. Let me assist you in this," Taylor said.
"Ok, let's get ready. We'll set off today evening. But before we check out the house, let's have dinner and watch a movie first so that we will know what they have seen," I said with a strong sense of resolution which I had never felt before. Taylor nodded her head in agreement. With that, we packed the necessities for the trip. After many years of unverified speculations surrounding the house and the family of four, it is time to give this case a closure.
**to be continued**
