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stairs. The villa looked like a haunted castle. At a moment, the
ghostly shape with a wide umbrella appeared before them.

All of a sudden, both became extremely frightened and

speechless. Both were staring at each other. Sezia holded her

husband’s arm tightly with intense dismay. The atmosphere of
the place was blood-curdling. Inspite of being strong, Mr.
Vaken was not able to decide what to do next. In the next 2

minutes, the ghostly shape with a wide umbrella disappeared.
As the ghost disappeared, Mrs. Vaken lost consciousness and

fell on the floor. Being a responsible husband, Mr. Vaken took
Sezia to her bedroom and tried to awaken her conscious mind.

It became so challenging for Mr. Vaken to manage the
circumstances as there was all darkness. The ghost also

departed saying nothing which left Mr. Vaken in extreme
bewilderment. After 5 minutes of continuous attempts, Sezia

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