The basement

When I turned , I saw Jennifer behind me.

" Why are you here?" I asked.

" I was worried about you.... that's why I came here " she said.

She was terrified and scared.

"Don't open it James....please at least not now" she said .

Somewhere in my mind , I felt her words were right . So I locked it up and we went back to the house. That night it poured heavily . I wasn't able to fall asleep. It was around 2:45 am when I felt like I heard something. I stood up and went near the window which faced the garden . I stood there for nearly 10 minutes. After seeing nothing I went to the bed . The next morning I woke up and grabbed my flashlight and the pistol and went inside the basement . It was completely dark . I turned on my flashlight and started wandering in the basement. It was messy. There was an old piano , some old furnitures, some tool boxes , a baby cycle etc. A thick layer of dust had accumulated on the thing that were kept there . It seemed that nobody had come to that place for years . But the baby cycle looked completely new. It was wrapped with a thin plastic sheet. I find it a little weird. But I didn't pay too much attention. I didn't find anyone there . I went back .

" Did you find anyone? " she asked.

"No". I said.

Two days passed. Then one afternoon I woke up . I felt so weak . I didn't remember what had happened last 2 days. I was completely confused . Suddenly Jennifer came in .

" Baby , are you okay? You have never slept in an afternoon before. You have been behaving very strangely for last two days . Is there something bothering you? " she asked .

" No honey , I am okay " .

I didn't tell her but I had forgotten everything that had happened last two days.

Next day I got a call from my boss. He told me that I had to go to a trip to Austria for a couple of days for a business purpose .

I discussed about it with Jennifer.

" Is it necessary to go ?"

" Yeah babe ! I am sorry ".

" No no ! it's okay. I will manage, don't worry ".

Next day I got ready for my trip. While leaving I kissed her on her forehead and said goodbye to her. After that I got in the car and went to the airport.

My business meeting finished around 9 pm . I went to my hotel , got fresh up and went to bed. I was so tired that I quickly fell asleep. I woke up in the midnight when I got a call from Jennifer. I checked the time and it said 2 :45 am . I picked up that phone call and...

TO BE CONTINUED