Ah !! Yes, it is so peaceful here. The pond filled with ducks all playfully enjoying the evening sun. It is just like a dream. How I wish this never ended…… But it did

I walked ahead, I saw from a distance the beautiful ancestral home. The house that stood for five generations, watching over every new breed of children grow and leave the house to a world away , from this world of beauty and serenity. I never thought it like that. I thought people left the house to explore their world, to live a life they wanted to, in there own special way.

Maybe I am wrong.

Why would any of my four generations leave this heaven on earth palatial house, to a world so far away. This doesn’t sound right. So much to see, so much to explore, estate worth billions, why would all go away.?……I guess I sound like the village folk round here, I guess they put theses thoughts in my mind. Yes !! I am just a victim of their fairy tales and gossip.

"OH!! its dark", I guess my mind wandered very far and so did my feet. I moved nearly a mile away from the house. I better get going as I looked at my watch it’s almost time for dinner. I walked with a quick pace and saw the house at a distance. All lit up like a beautiful medieval maiden. With beautiful flowers hanging through her hair, the long creepers no longer looking creepy but added to the attraction of the maiden’s braided hair. Just then the sun set.

I reached the garden steps and there was our caretaker, Collin looking at me, with bit of anger. I know why, I am late. He was always concern of my safety. I have just been here for two days. My family would be joining me soon, my dad, my mom, and my little brother. But my vacations were early and I just had to get away from them all and be with my self. Oh, this makes me feel that I am all grown up. It is a good feeling.

I have all that I want here. All comforts, peace, servants to dote on me and Collin. Collin has been with us for three generations. He treats the house as it was its very own. Few of my family and cousins come here, during summer. They are all too busy with fame and fortune. I had a good dinner in the huge dinning room, almost like the ball room. Portraits of my ancestors on the wall, glaring at me or is it staring at me. I don’t know. Actually it’s too quiet in here. I could hear myself chew and swallow. At a distance the farm animals were making their way home, end of the day of work. Well time to go to bed. I wished Collin good night and made my way to my room. I wanted a room on the ground floor so it would not be a bother for Collin to keep clean up the entire wing on my account. I was ready for bed. But I was not sleepy, I listened to the crickets outside and the glow bugs glistening in the moonlight.

I was enjoying the moon beam on my face when I felt a shadow. I looked up. It was the most horrifying image I have ever seen in my life. It had a yellow face with piercing red eyes and large ears, its smile, that sinister smile. I don’t know the rest. I screamed by lungs out.

I opened my eyes to see my family in a room (hospital) with me. I was dressed in white, I was told I had malaria, very high fever. I was going to be fine. How was I here? I know what I saw, everyone knew what I saw. It was the Curse of the Family. And I was alive to remind the rest to stay away from the house.