It has been a month since the new neighbours arrived and i couldn't be more curious about it. They were two young man around my age that i guessed they were brothers of how much they look alike.

I rarely see them, not even in weekends when i'm free, it was like the house was still abandoned.

That house was the biggest mystery of the neighbourhood. It belonged to an old married couple that i get to know because it was a decade ago when they disappear. Nobody knows how but suddenly they weren't there anymore, so the neighbours said they just died.

It didn't make sense to me, even if i was just a ten years old kid, I never saw any related to them enter that house to take the belongings. My curiosity has even discover a half covered window and peeked inside, all the furniture and stuff was there Intact. Neighbors avoid to get close to it since everyone started rumoring they see lights on at night or even see the old married couple. I haven't see anything.

So, having new owners was something that attracted everyone's attention, even more because they were young and there wasn't any other older adults with them. How would they own that property?.

They were weird, not just for owning a big abandoned house, but the only moments I get to see them, they give me the chills. Maybe because of the idea of them living in a rumored haunted house or because their behavior was a bit strange.

One of them, i have seen him leaving the house in the middle of the night when everyone's supposed to be sleeping. When I can't sleep I stayed looking through the window to see if he comes back, but i never see him.

The other one is the creepiest, at least the first one smiles gently when we find each other out of our places, but this one not. His room is just in front of me and when I opened the window he is there, he stares at me since his window, not a smile, not a wave, he just stares and freaks me out that i have to close the curtains. I've never seen him leaving the house, his brother usually leaves at the same time that i do to get to work, he probably goes to work too, but the other one I have no idea.

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Saturdays were good days for me, i leave work earlier and always buy a milkshake to drink in my way home. My parents aren't home until night, so i have a chill moment to be alone.

I opened the front garden fence without a hurry, in the next house, one of the neighbours was looking everywhere, he seemed frustrated. His eyes found me, I didn't expect him to talk to me, he never does, but this time he did.

— Hello. Sorry for bother you but, have you seen my brother by any chance? — He asked politely, he sound nicer than i expected because of his cold facade. — He looks like me but taller.

— Uhm no, i haven't.

— If you see him, can you let me know?. — He looked a bit nervous

I simply nodded before taking a sip to my milkshake and walking towards the front door. I stopped when i saw it was barely open. My body got tense, I was hoping my parents arrived early but when I opened the door, I saw a blonde guy sitting in my couch. He simply stares at me.

— I think I found your brother. — I went back to the front garden to let the other blonde know.

His eyes widened and just as he entered my living room, his brother fainted before he could say something, there in my couch.

— Ugh Shota. — He sighed tiredly trying to get him up.

I helped him to take his brother to his place.

— I'll take him to his room, can you wait here please?. — the normal brother asked and i unconsciously nodded.

It wasn't he first time i was into this house and it looked the same as i remembered. The old furniture and decoration but a few boxes unpacked through the hallways. I felt the impulse to explore it but he walked downstairs.

— I'm really sorry, he is not allowed to leave the house, i don't know how he entered yours. — He sighed like he was frustrated of his brother's behavior. — I'm so ashamed, please let me offer you a cup of coffee.

I couldn't answer before he walked towards his kitchen. It could be a great moment to answer my own questions.