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They say the lady in the lake is still there Her spirit lingers caught in the water Maybe she’s waiting for justice or revenge Who can say for sure They say she was killed Her lover—no her killer stabbed her Left her sinking in that cold black lake Sometimes when the nights are too quiet When the air feels wrong and heavy She rises Wrapped in mist grief weighing her down like stones She wanders Lakeview Manor’s empty halls Looking for… what I don’t know The air whispers stories no one forgets Love betrayed A life stolen Dreams gone like smoke The house groans like it’s tired Its floors creak as if holding secrets it can’t bear Nobody stays there now Not overnight Not since… well you know But I stayed Why I don’t even know Maybe I was curious Or stupid Or something else entirely The place was quiet full of dust and shadows And yet I couldn’t shake the feeling That someone watched me always from behind I found her in the ballroom Her dress torn and dirty Time had left stains And something darker I won’t name She stood so still it felt like waiting Then she moved Her hand reached out shaking And I followed her She took me down a hallway I swear wasn’t there before At the end was this old chest Heavy its hinges creaking like they didn’t want to open Inside there were letters Yellowed fragile barely holding together And a knife The blade wasn’t shiny anymore But the blood stain stayed Dark accusing I read those letters my hands shaking Each one bore his name The man she trusted The man who ended her life And suddenly I got it Why she stays Why she can’t let go When I turned to leave I felt it—a breath a whisper soft as wind My name I froze Turned back And she was gone Now Lakeview Manor just sits there Nobody goes in Not after what I found Not after what I heard But sometimes when the lake is too quiet And the wind forgets to move You can hear her still Crying across the water
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