The Door That Shouldn't Open"

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Mystery Suspense Thriller

In a hilly area in the middle of the night in an abandoned house a boy was found lifeless in a brutal condition. The scene shifts to a wedding reception in a yurt in California where several people are coming and going. Cakes and cookies were a benign server. Becky and John were happy as their wedding is finally happening after so many struggles. Becky Thompson was an architect and John Steward was a software engineer. They meet in a cafe area one day and start meeting each other daily as they share lots of interests with each other. John was a middle class hard working child while Becky was a rich girl. Although Becky was rich she was very gentle and kind hearted. But Becky’s family didn’t want her to marry John as his family was not economically well compared to them. However after seeing John and Becky’s love for each other the family agrees on one condition that John has to stay with Becky’s family.  Instead of Becky, John had to stay in her house and had to cut all ties from his family members. John out of love agrees. After marriage was over John shifted to Becky’s house forever. Initially everything was well and perfect. But as soon as he became old in the house he found everything fishy in the house. So from the next day he decided to keep an eye on them. After monitoring everyone in the family he saw a door in the backyard of the house. The next day, he asks Becky about the door and she becomes really angry and warns him not to talk about the door to anyone anymore and also warn to stay away from that door as it will cause danger for him. John becomes curious to find what secret Becky’s family was hiding from him. After thinking for much one day he decided to open the door but the problem was how he found the keys. So , John starts calculating and after much waiting one day the golden chance comes. Actually that day Becky and her entire family was going to a party but John refused to accompany them saying he was feeling unwell. As soon as the family went out he searched the entire house but was not able to find it but finally he got the key in the garage. He keeps it in his pillow. Unfortunately he could not open the door that day as the family returned. So he has to wait for another chance. Another day in the evening he got a chance as Becky went to Chicago and the rest went to another party. John at first freshened up then made a coffee for himself. Then after much effort he finally opens the door but he shocks whatever he sees inside. In 1946 , in London Abbey and Jackson were married and shifted to a new house. Abbey was excited as it was the first love marriage that happened because in previous only arranged marriages were allowed. After shifting they arrange a house warm party. All  their known people but a stranger also comes to that party. But after the party was over strange things happened in the life of Abbey and Jackson. One day Jackson dies and Abbey turns into a vampire. It was rumored that the stranger who was present in the party cast spells on Abbey and Jackson out of jealousy. But later it was discovered that the community killed them as they did love marriage. It is said that after that incident Abbey feast on humans and also made a family who feast on humans at the moonlight time. John shocks to the core when he discovers the truth of Becky about being her vampire and also sees lots of skeleton.Back to present the police did not recognize the face of the boy. After searching for a lot of days it was discovered that the face was John’s cousin Matthew who looks exactly like John. Police wonder where is John and what happens to Becky and her family. After reading the book Abbey laugh and with her Jackson also joins. Actually Abbey and Jackson sets a trap and faked their name as Becky and John. Abbey , Jackson and Matthew were college friends. Matthew was a little bigger than Jackson and Abbey. They stays in Japan. One day Matthew confesses to Abbey that he loves her. Listening to this Jackson becomes furious. Abbey accepted his proposal and one day asked Matthew to transform a large amount on an unknown account number saying that her father was in severe condition. After Matthew did as Abbey says a police officer arrested him but after a few days he was released. And search Abbey and Jackson for revenge. So they changed their name and the day Matthew was going to die Jackson flew away and declared himself dead. Then Abbey marries Jackson and introduces him as John to a fake family and does the drama of being a vampire and keeps some skeleton in a secret room in the backyard so that Matthew doubts and goes to that room. And according to their plan Matthew doubts and Jackson comes from behind and kills him before he reacts after Abbey reveals herself and Matthew tries to kill them in desperation and disguises their vicious step against him. After which they fake the story to police from a book. But now , the police caught them after they found the book where this story was written. But shockingly only Abbey gets arrested and Jackson is freely roaming in Malaysia finding his new target. Today , Jackson is married to a widow with whom he is enjoying her wealth. But one day police found a dead body by accidently. Nancy Steward laughs after police take away the dead body of Jackson along with the rest two. After a few days of that incident she flew away to another place. Police never found out the real culprit. In reality Abbey survived who becomes the widow to whom Jackson marries and the woman whom police take was Nancy. After the police take Nancy, thinking it Abbey she takes her place and kills Jackson.

January 03, 2025 17:09

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