Sons-o-sins

It was pouring down and there were thunderstorms around an elderly man discovered a basket containing a tiny abandoned infant. Driven by compassion, he had no choice but to raise the baby. As years passed, they shared joyful seasons in their old cottage. Master Raaz, now a 9-year-old handsome boy, accompanied the old man to their holiday villa, creating cherished memories.

On one fine sunny day when the man and the boy were having a jolly time fishing near an old lake, they came across the 150-year-old mansion from the man's past, where the old man grew up and had seen fortunes as time passed. The child insisted on entering. Inside, they stumbled upon an ancient diary left by the old man’s son. As the old man read aloud, he uncovered a heartbreaking tale of his own sins. Consumed by jealousy, he had orchestrated a sinister plot to destroy the house where his wife and son lived. The old man’s son penned down all his sorrow about how his father showed no mercy before trying to assassinate all three of them. His son’s story kept referring to the third person, which kept the old man confused to the very end of the story. The story became more traumatic when it was revealed that his son and daughter-in-law were expecting a baby boy, now deeply intensifying the old man's sorrow.

Overcome with grief, the old man wept, Raaz kept consoling him. When he closed the diary and they were exiting the mansion, the man kept weeping loudly holding the grills of the gate, hours passed by and it was almost dusky, and he noticed the child was nowhere to be found. Searching frantically, he stumbled upon a rock and the diary fell, pushing out a photograph from it. There was an old photograph marked with a tall standing man with his 9-year-old handsome boy. The boy was none other than Master Raaz. What just happened?

This was a ghostly photo featuring the 9-year-old boy from the past to the present day. Though the boy was not born, this was a photo depicting the future in the past. The old man was astonished to realize he had raised his “expected” grandchild from the past. In the silence of the mansion, the old man comprehended the tragic story portrayed in the diary. Filled with regret, he realized that his entire life had been shadowed by this haunting tale. He kept walking in the woods. Where was the man now heading to?

Stay tuned to understand what exactly happened to this old man’s family. Who was master Raaz? Where did he come from? What led this man to such a sinister act?