by folle » Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:09 pm
A middle-aged couple decided one day to move out into the country. They didn't have much money, so when they came across a reasonably new house on a good-sized plot of land for very cheap, they were delighted. They purchased it without further delay, and on their first day in it they had a housewarming party.
One of their new neighbors, an old, wizened lady, came. She refused to step foot in the house but requested to speak with the owners. The couple came out, confused but polite.
"Do you know why this house was so cheap?" the old lady asked them, not even introducing herself of asking their names.
"Well, no, but we're just grateful it was," the man said truthfully.
"All its previous owners died," the old lady croaked. "They were all murdered. All in the same way- knifed while in their beds, the room locked and the windows bolted."
"Sounds like a good topic for a mystery novel," the wife kidding, trying to lighten the mood.
The old lady swung her agitated gaze onto her. "You must leave. This isn't a joke. Nobody wants to see another death. Leave!"
With that she hobbled away, her shoulders drooping.
TO BE CONTINUED.