Episode 2

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  A house which is haunted and a family of three moves in , then occurs the unusual activity in that house, what will happen next? Will they be able to figure out the mysteries of that house or will they be scared and leave the house? The more the story unfolds the more they are confused with the things happening, but finally the found out the mystery that's revolving around the house, it wasn't a ghost but a person doing it all to scare them off , but the question stands why?...

...The Millers – John (a pragmatic architect, 45) and Mary (a cautious librarian, 42), along with their inquisitive 10-year-old daughter, Lily – moved into Oakhaven, a charming but undeniably creepy Victorian house, for a steal of a price. John, ever the optimist, dismissed the local whispers of a haunting, attributing the unsettling drafts and creaking floorboards to the house's age. Mary, however, felt a persistent unease, a prickling sensation on the back of her neck whenever she was alone. Lily, ever the adventurer, saw it as a grand adventure, eagerly awaiting ghostly encounters....

...The unusual activity began subtly: misplaced objects, flickering lights, and disembodied whispers that sounded like Lily’s own voice. Then came the more dramatic incidents – a full-bodied apparition glimpsed by Mary in the hallway, a child’s laughter echoing from an empty room, and Lily's toy train inexplicably running on its own track in the middle of the night. The family's confusion mounted. John, initially skeptical, began to doubt his rational explanations. Mary was increasingly terrified, her sleep riddled with nightmares. Lily, though initially thrilled, started to feel genuinely frightened. They installed cameras, recording nothing but mundane household activity. The haunting seemed to be selectively targeting them, intensifying with each passing day, leaving them perpetually on edge and sleep-deprived....

...The mystery was solved unexpectedly. John, reviewing security footage, noticed a glint of reflected light in one of the darkened corners during an incident of a mysteriously moving chair. Enlarged, the reflection revealed the silhouette of Mr. Abernathy, their elderly, reclusive neighbor, meticulously setting up the ghostly occurrences. His motive? He'd been quietly threatened by the house's sale and feared the new inhabitants might inadvertently expose his illegal, albeit harmless, underground orchid breeding operation, which operated in the house's extensive cellar. The "haunting" was his desperate attempt to scare them away, preserving his secret hobby. While they were relieved it wasn't a ghost, the ethical dilemma remained: do they report Mr. Abernathy or overlook his slightly illegal orchid obsession and enjoy their (now non-haunted) Victorian home at a discount? The Millers, exhausted but also strangely amused, opted for the latter, reaching a reluctant truce with their rather inventive and eccentric neighbor....

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