The Doomed Damsel

Eliza felt immensely fortunate to have John, a caring gentleman as her better half. Like two peas of a pod, the lovebirds started enjoying their marital life. "I am indeed lucky to be her husband", a besotted John thought.

Alas and alack, they hadn't even sensed that fate was planning something else for them. Both Eliza and John were in deep sleep at one midnight of chilly December. All of a sudden, John sensed a fierce stab on his chest. With immense pain, he opened his eyes and was verily shocked.

Beside him was standing his dear Eliza, but not in a mien which she normally had. Her untied hair, protruded tongue and blood red eyes frightened John like hell. And once he saw that knife with blood stain in her hand, John turned completely numb.

"Hey Eliza, you stabbed me?" John, being physically stout, jumped out of the bed and grabbed the knife from Eliza's hand. In the next moment, she started beating herself and fell unconscious with an uproar.

Both of them got hospitalized. As his wound was not so intense, John recovered soon. Eliza too had came back to a normal mental state. John was pretty sure that there was something abnormal. He knew that his loving wife would never ever harm him consciously.

"I must have an intense talk with Eliza. May be she has some idea behind this weirdness." John determined to discover the truth behind the mystery. And once they were back home, both sat for a serious talk.

"Oh John, I stabbed you. Still can't understand what had happened to me. Thank God, you are fine". Saying this, Eliza fell into deep thought. Suddenly, she turned to him with shock.

"Oh my God, so that old lady was telling us truth. I shouldn't had entered that abandoned mansion of our town. John, I'm sorry." Eliza burst into tears. John gazed at her in alarm. Only when Eliza narrated about the morning walk she had with friend Angelina that he fathomed the situation.

On that day, Eliza and Angelina had crossed the path leading to that abandoned mansion renowned for much horrible ghost tales. And Eliza, who used to disbelieve them decided to have a visit of it. Even though an old lady had warned her sundry times, she rambled inside the mansion for hours.

"Ok. But what was her warning?" John asked curiously.

With a deadpan look in eyes, Eliza revealed, "Whoever enters the abandoned mansion will slay their life partners with their own hands."

The entire atmosphere was filled with uttermost silence. Unable to accept the revelation, John glared at Eliza. She had already turned numb.