1 Haunted or Not

Cold winter nights when you hear whistles but there is no one in the streets!

Noons in summer when each living thing seems to hide itself from burning beams of the sun!

Autumn leaf falls and that cracking leaves' sound seems like that someone is walking on those leaves but actually no one is!

And when the swing moves in spring evening as if a lil kid is sitting on it but actually no one is sitting!

You might have asked this question to yourself whether it is haunted or not?

The clock makes the sound of a tick tick as if someone is chopping flesh cruelly and water drops falling from the tap as if demons are jumping in the pound!

I am sitting on the chair in the room which is the living room and probably more spacious than an ordinary living room. It's been 2 days since I have been allotted this new villa as I am a civil servant and have completed my training recently. I have written the letter to my family so they can join me soon. All of the things are arranged by my secretary and personal assistant and I am sitting idle . Everything in this villa is well splendid and Pulchritudinous. But there is something strange about the garden.

I sensed something strange and odd there. The trees are bent over in a single direction and there is a tree which is totally dead. An old mulberry tree with no leaves at all just a dark trunk with a lot of red threads tied to it.

I just called Yaqoot my secretary. And as he entered the room I pointed in the direction of the tree as I could see it clearly from the window. Yaqoot ! .He replied:"yes Sir(Janab)

Me: Look over there. That tree is ruining the beauty of the garden. I think you should ask the gardener to chop it off!

Yaqoot : He nodded and said Alright Sir!

As you wish.

And he left.

I am looking around purposelessly and then I get up to take some rest. I came to my bedroom and sensed a very strong aroma. I thought that it might be the scent of air freshener. I changed my clothes and went into the deep valleys of sleep. I got up with the sound when someone was beating the door. It was Yaqoot. I inquired about him angrily.But when he told me the reason why he was in a hurry I went away with him in no time.

We reached the garden. It was a very horrible scene. The gardener's body was dipped in his own blood and a few meters away was an electrical axe.

I sensed a deep cold sensation in my spine and called my PA Jalib immediately. He was as much astonished as I was. He said : Don't worry Sir. I have already informed the police it's just an accident.I sensed the same aroma again .This time it was so strong that I could sense burning sensation in my nostrils. After taking all the necessary steps I again entered into the hall while wondering whether it was an accident or someone is trying to divert my attention from the actual work . So I just diverted my attention by calling my colleague Sara . I invited her to the lunch and she promised to visit me soon. She is a very sweet lady just like her name . She used to make fun of my name " Raja" (Prince) by saying. Your higher Magesty where is your Rani( princess?) But instead of getting teased by her I enjoyed this joke alot. Like every young person thinks of her life partner and I usually imagine her daily. After having lunch I was trying my best to avoid what happened in the noon and then my cook entered the dinning room holding a dessert tray and saying that Sir please taste it's mullbery pudding.

My throat sensed the awful taste of that pudding without actually tasting it and that scene replayed in my thoughts and I just left the dinning room and I was wondering whether it is haunted or not!

And suddenly I saw something very very strange from the window. I can clearly see gardner sitting on that mullbery trunk and I shriked with horror!