18/05/2025
The Secret of the New Neighbor
It all started with a scream.
Not loud, not long—just enough to freeze my blood for a second. It came from the old grey house next door, the one that had been empty for years. But last week, someone finally moved in. A man. Tall, quiet, with dark hair and a smile that could melt glass. Everyone called him Mr. Hale. I called him the mystery.
I first saw him in the garden, hands deep in the soil, planting red roses. He caught me staring and waved. Something about his eyes made my heart skip. Kind, but haunted.
“Hi,” he said one day, stepping to the fence. “I’m Mike.”
“Emmanuella ” I replied, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear.
After that, we spoke every evening. He was smart, funny, and always seemed to know what I needed to hear. But behind his smile😆, there was something…🥺 hidden.
Then came the scream.
I rushed to his door, heart racing. He opened it, pale and trembling.
“Are you okay?” I asked.
He hesitated. “Yes. Just... a bad dream.”
But I saw it—blood on his sleeve.
The next day, I returned. I couldn’t let it go. “What happened last night?”
He sighed and led me inside.
The house was colder than it should be. In the living room sat an old painting of a woman—beautiful, with eyes like mine.
“That’s Elena,” he said. “My wife. She died two years ago. This house was hers.”
I stared. “She looks… exactly like me.”
He nodded slowly. “That’s why I came back. When I saw you, I thought I was losing my mind. You’re her mirror.”
My chest tightened. “You think I’m her?”
“No,” he said gently. “But I loved her. And I’m starting to… care about you🥰.”
My heart swelled—and shattered all at once.
“But the scream,” I whispered.
He looked down. “I hear her sometimes. In dreams. In this house. I think… I think she never left.”
I didn’t know what to believe. Ghosts? Or grief?
That night, I dreamt of the painting. The woman’s eyes moved. She whispered, “Save him.”
I woke in cold sweat and ran next door.
Mike was in the living room, unconscious. A gas leak. I pulled him out just in time.
When he woke, he whispered, “You saved me.”
“No,” I said, staring back at the house. “She did.”
From that day, the screams stopped. The roses bloomed brighter. And Mike—he smiled like a man free.
We fell in love, not because of the mystery, but because of the truth we found in each other.
The secret of the new neighbor wasn’t just about ghosts😱.
It was about letting go of the past… and finding love❤️ in the most unexpected place. Please like, share and fo_llow Lizzyejerinma page for more interesting stories ❤️ you.