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lover went for a morning walk to experience the charm of the
new place. In the cook-house, Mrs. Vaken heard the sound of

something being dropped. For next 5 minutes, she heard that
non-stop sound. Fearfully, she tried to find out the origin of

the unexplained noise but left empty-handed. This ongoing
sound left her in intense doubt as there was no one in the

kitchen except her. She called cook of the house for further
investigation. When Mrs. Vososh heard the sound, being timid
she made an excuse and rushed out from the cook-house. Mrs.

Vaken felt helpless and tried to divert her mind. After
sometime, her husband returned from morning walk and said-

(Hugging her wife) “Good morning….My better-half…Wishing
you luck on our first morning in the villa”. Mrs. Vaken

responded to the gesture in a dilemma of unexplained noise.
Mr. Vaken got to know that something unusual has happened.

When he asked, Mrs. Vaken holded his hand and rushed
towards cook-house to make him experience the same sound

that she had experienced few minutes before. Mrs. Vaken
narrated the whole incident to her husband but he did not

hear any sound. He did not believe and called it a false notion
and asked his wife to be relaxed and cool. Later on, the cook
made the brunch. All took the brunch in a joyful mood. Still, a

logical fear stuck in Mrs. Vaken’s mind.

Mr. Vaken went upstairs to take shower and his wife asked
Mrs. Vososh to collect the used dishes in scullery. As Mr. Vaken

was moving through the corridor, a strange happening caught
his attention. He saw a cross-mark on their family-portrait that

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