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😉 Greetings to regular and new readers! “House by the Lake” is a story from the life of a young couple. I hope mysticism lovers will find it interesting.
Lake House: a case from life
Nastya fell in love with Anton at first sight! He is a handsome, good-natured and cheerful guy.
Once they were sitting with friends in a cafe. At that moment, Anton got a call from the boss, he took his mobile phone and went out into the street, because the cafe was too noisy.
– Are you going anywhere this summer? – asked Marina, the wife of Anton’s best friend.
– I do not know yet. Perhaps Thailand or Vietnam. – answered Nastya.
– And why do you need these “foreign countries”, because Antokha has such a wonderful house by the lake! Nearby there is a forest, clean air, no city bustle. It’s a dream! – Marina was delighted.
– Does he have a country house? Hmm, I didn’t know anything about it … And you were there? – She stared with interest at Anton’s friends.
– Previously, we constantly gathered at this dacha with the whole company. They fried kebabs, hunted tales around the fire … Oh, there was a time …
Parents
Why didn’t Anton tell her anything? Maybe he stopped trusting her? She asked him about the dacha, saying that she had learned about it from friends.
– This is my parents’ dacha, it does not belong to me. And I don’t like to be there. I prefer holidays abroad.
This answer reassured her, but when they were visiting his parents, Nastya again raised this topic.
– Have you already gone to the dacha? – she asked Anton’s mom.
“No, we haven’t yet,” the woman replied, pouring tea into cups.
Nastya pondered, because Anton said that parents constantly go to the house by the lake and even stay overnight …
– Does anyone look after the house in your absence? – the interlocutor did not calm down.
– Yes, neighbors. A middle-aged married couple, ”the boy’s father intervened. – While we are away, they water the flowers, heat the stove in winter. Son, why don’t you two go? You haven’t been there in five years.
From the expression on Anton’s face it was clear that he was not delighted with this idea.
– Let’s go together! – asked Nastya.
At a lake
On the weekend, the lovers went to the dacha. How could he hide this lovely lake house from her ?! This is the most beautiful place of all that Nastya had to visit. In the evening they took a walk, went to a local cafe, drank wine, and had dinner. Upon her return, Anastasia went to the shower.
Standing in the bathroom, she was suddenly overcome by a strange feeling of anxiety. Sticky fear, a state of horror bound her. Nastya heard some tense breathing in the bathroom. Frozen in place with terror, she was afraid to move. But, pulling herself together, she turned sharply and … sighed with relief. The bathroom was empty.
Deciding that this was a game of imagination, she did not tell anything. The lovers fell asleep …
Anastasia was sure that she would wake up from the rays of the morning sun, but when she opened her eyes, it was deep night. The beloved slept sweetly, the moon was shining brightly outside the window, illuminating the dark room with its light. Nastya was again gripped by an inexplicable horror, as then, in the bathroom.
Someone walked around the house, she clearly heard someone’s footsteps. In the light of the moon, she saw a shadow outside the window and shuddered. But as soon as she was about to wake Anton up, everything stopped. For another ten minutes Nastya gazed into the darkness of the night outside the window and listened, but a dead silence reigned around.
She was sure that she would not fall asleep until dawn, but as soon as she closed her eyes, a serene sleep took possession of her. In the morning, the nightmares seemed far-fetched to her. Still, someone else’s house, around the forest, not like a native high-rise building.
It seemed …
Having woken up, the lovers had breakfast and went to the lake, settled down on a large flat stone. Legs dangling in the water, they chatted merrily, enjoying the coolness of a summer morning.
– Well, how do you like it here? Like? – asked Anton, hugging his beloved.
– Are you still asking? Of course! There are incredibly beautiful places here! – Nastya admired.
At that moment, someone grabbed her by the leg. This “someone” was slippery, disgusting and cold … Nastya screamed and abruptly pulled her leg out of the water. The guy stared at his beloved in surprise.
– Ay! Someone grabbed my leg underwater!
– This, probably, the merman wanted a young and beautiful wife!
After a few minutes, they laughed, making jokes about this. The girl convinced herself that it was all her imagination. But what happened the next day made her think again that something strange was clearly happening here …
In the evening, the couple in love was invited to visit by the neighbors, the very ones who looked after the house. They turned out to be very sociable and kind people, treated young people to barbecue and wine of their own production, told interesting stories from their lives.
The neighbor looked at Nastya with undisguised interest. Maybe she’s embarrassed that young people cohabit without being married? But I decided not to bother about this.
The lovers returned to their house, where they spent an unforgettable night. He whispered all sorts of tenderness to her, and she finally understood that she wanted to live with this man all her life …
Weird dream
She had nightmares all night. She dreamed that she was drowning, despite her ability to swim. Something with terrible force was pulling her to the bottom. She drowned in the muddy green water, waving her arms with all her might. She woke up in the middle of the night and until the morning did not close her eyes, clinging to her beloved.
They were awakened by a phone call. The boss asked Anton to come to the office on urgent matters.
– I’m leaving for an hour, okay? – he hugged his beloved.
After seeing her beloved, the girl took a book from the shelf and lay down on the sofa. Suddenly in the kitchen some kind of fuss was heard, dishes rattled, water rustled – someone obviously turned on the tap.
Not remembering herself from fear, Nastya entered the kitchen and froze to the spot: water was really gushing from the tap. “Maybe the thread was ripped off?” She thought. But no, the tap closed easily, the water no longer flowed.
Returning to the room, she turned on the TV – so as not to hear extraneous sounds. But literally a minute later, electricity went out in the whole house! “What’s going on here ?!” the girl shouted somewhere into the emptiness of the next room.
And then Anton also sent an SMS that he would be back in the evening because of a major deal at work. Nastasya hit the wall with her fist with all her might. She never believed in mysticism and any otherworldly nonsense, but something strange was clearly happening here!
Neighbor
Nastya did not have the slightest desire to stay in this house until Anton arrived. She got out and went to a neighbor. Vera Alekseevna was busy in the yard and was sincerely delighted when she saw Nastya.
– Are you alone or what? – asked the neighbor. – Let’s go and have some tea.
– Anton left for the city on official business, but I somehow feel uncomfortable in this house, – Nastya answered reluctantly.
– Yeah, really, something is going on there, – answered the neighbor.
– In terms of? What’s going on there?
– Yes, there are all sorts of rumors about this house. The locals bypass it. Someone saw the light when no one was in the house. Someone heard an unintelligible whisper at the gate. They say they even saw the shadow of a ghost.
– Have you noticed anything like that?
“No, I haven’t seen anything like that,” the woman laughed. – Maybe because I’m not afraid of her.
– Whom? – Nastya was perplexed.
– You’d better ask your boyfriend … – Vera Alekseevna realized that she had shaken too much and quickly changed the subject.
When Anastasia returned from a neighbor, Anton was already at home. He tried to kiss his beloved, but she pulled away.
– Can you finally explain what is happening here ?! What kind of girl the neighbors are talking about ?! – Nastya pounced on Anton with reproaches.
– Good good! I’ll tell you everything. Probably, it was necessary to do it right away, but I did not know how you would react, – the guy made excuses.
They sat down at the table, he poured a glass of wine and, with a heavy sigh, began the story.
Natasha
– It happened five years ago. I had a woman. We met with her a couple of times, talked. But I immediately realized that we had little in common and decided to end the relationship. But Natasha fell in love, begged not to leave her. There was nothing between us, we kissed at most.
We talked. I confessed that I did not love her. She left. I thought it would be forever, but we met again at this dacha. Friends arrived, one of them invited Natalia.
At night, when I slept with friends in the same room, she came up to me, began to kiss me and declare her love. Friends woke up and everyone could not help hearing it. I felt awkward in front of them and in front of her. I reminded Natalia about our conversation.
Anton took out a cigarette and lit it. After a pause, as if collecting his thoughts, he continued.
– She ran out of the house. In the morning she was nowhere to be found. Our search was unsuccessful and we hoped that Natasha would return herself. She also did not appear in the city. A few days later, her body was nailed to the pier. Natasha drowned.
Nastya was shocked by what she heard. They sat in silence, looking at each other. Finally, she understood why her beloved did not want to come here so much. He felt guilty about what had happened.
– But you are not guilty of anything, – said Nastya quietly.
– I am still tormented by my conscience. What if this could have been avoided? Maybe you shouldn’t have answered her so rudely, especially in the presence of other guys? After this story, I began to avoid women. And then I met you and fell in love. Now you know everything. – Anton exhaled with relief.
What happened is terrible! But this is not your fault! I love you very much, – she hugged her beloved by the shoulders. – Let’s go for a walk, we need to unwind.
The lovers walked through the forest, she constantly joked to distract her beloved from the sad thoughts associated with this tragedy. She tried to understand if this story was connected with the oddities taking place in the country.
I am not afraid of you!
Upon returning home, the girl sent the guy to the nearest store to shop: she had to stay in the house alone.
Standing in the bathroom, she again felt someone else’s presence. Someone stood behind her and glared at her. Now Nastya understood who it was. Without turning, she said loudly and confidently:
– Natasha, I’m not afraid of you, okay ?! Anton and I have been together for a long time and love each other. He honestly told you that he does not love and will never be able to love you. If you really loved, then stop tormenting him, he suffered for too long. Leave him alone, let him live his life, then you will find peace!
It was foolish to talk to a ghost. Nastya did not believe in the success of this event.
Three years have passed since then. The young got married. They often come with friends to relax in a lovely house by the lake. Nothing strange happens there anymore. Probably, the conversation with the ghost was not in vain. Or maybe this is just a coincidence? But it doesn’t matter anymore – the main thing is that they are happy.
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