It was just a regular day for me. I woke up at my usual time, had breakfast. It was all fine until I heard a mysterious sound coming from the attic. Panicked, I went to the attic to investigate.
“Where did the sound come from?” I thought aloud. Suddenly, I heard the sound again! It was coming from inside an old cupboard that I had kept in the attic.
Terrified, I held the handle of the cupboard to open it. It was empty! I went down to call the police fearing that a thief had stuck in my home, when I saw a small boy at the end of the stairs staring at me. He was terrified. I questioned him, “Who are you? And what are you doing inside?” He replied, “Uh… I am sorry, I came in without asking, I lost my way back home,” and started crying. “Calm down! Do you know your parents’ name?” I asked. “Yeah, it’s Mr. and Mrs. Waffles,” he said, still crying. “Then it’s alright, we can find your parents,” I assured him. He stopped crying. I immediately called the police, and we located his parents soon.
While leaving, the boy said, “Thank you, I had walked from my home and forgot my way back. After some time, I saw that your house door was unlocked and came inside, then I saw you at the top of the stairs and you helped me go back. Thanks!” I said, “Next time, don’t go out alone.”
He said, “OK!” and left.
Then I suddenly realized, if it wasn’t the boy, then what was the mysterious sound from the attic?
April, 2025
