Let Me In

The lamp post in the front of their house was not working today. For so many nights, the light emitting out of it had given a sigh of relief to him. Though, the warmth of the light could not be felt inside the house, it made him feel safer and consoled him through the long sleepless nights. He had considered telling his parents about the curse, but refrained himself from actually doing so. “They will never understand me,” he had thought.

He was gifted or rather cursed with an ability that had...