prologue
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"She was a very vibrant woman until she lost her joy, now she's just a gloomy old woman who can only be seen when she leaves for work, I think she's now an atheist," Ronke explained to me when I asked about the mansion across the road from our hostel.
Strange things really do happen in life, and some are very unexplainable. I noticed the gate to the mansion has never been open, I've never seen it open, I guess it only opens up when she leaves early for work and returns home late at night.
"Are you sure about what you're saying Ronke?" I asked with doubt creeping into my mind.
"Definitely," she answered me. "I've been here before you remember?"
"Yeah, that's right," I responded, "but, how do you know she lost her joy?"
"Uh...I was told by a man who said he only came to visit her...he said he once worked there but she told him to leave, along with his co-workers, that she lost her joy and doesn't want to be involved in anything with people."
"Mmmm... mysterious."
"Yeeaaappp."
Truth is, I only wanted to know why such a huge mansion was rarely seen with people, although at night, I've seen shadows through the windows, but if it's only one woman that lives there, why do I keep seeing shadows of people at night?
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