Old Woman (82) Only Inherits A Key From Late Husband And Can Finally Open His 70-year-old Safe
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Maggy was always suspicious about her husband. Their entire life together he was always secretive about his past. When they moved in to their home he insisted on making a seperate office. Maggy agreed, but when moving in she wasn't allowed to ever enter the room. When he past away last month she finally got the courage to look inside. Upon searching the office she stumbled upon a safe.
This changed the way she will remember her husband forever....
The secret room
Maggy swings the door open and can’t believe her eyes. She finally had the nerve to open this locked door and see what her husband had been hiding from her for all those years. She didn’t know what to feel when her eyes gazed over the room. This is not what she expected…
Too many locks in the house
She spots a locked cabinet and decides to break it open instantly. She has had it with all the locks in this house. She breaks open the cabinet doors and sees a big safe. “Great, more secrets,” she thinks. "What was going on with my husband behind my back?"
The reveal
She finds the code to open the safe and can’t believe what she sees inside. How could her husband keep this big secret from her for so long? Why didn’t he feel safe enough to tell her?
What will Maggy find inside? Will she ever be able to forgive her husband for this?
The key
Maggy looked at the key in her hand. It was a beautiful key with a flower pattern on it. She had never held it in her hand before. Her husband, Peter, kept this key on him at all times. He even slept with it around his neck. Maggy had always wondered about his secret room, and now, she could finally unlock it.
Not opening the door
It scared her a little. This was something her husband was very secretive about. Maybe he had a good reason for it, and she could make a big mistake by opening this door. So she decided to wait until after the funeral. It was all so sudden at the moment. Peter’s death had come as a surprise, making her worst fear come true.
Building their dream home
Maggy always hated being alone. She loved her life with Peter. They did everything together, and now she was alone in this big house. They had built this house together. Designing it from scratch and making it exactly to their liking. Peter insisted on creating an extra office space, even though he had already retired.
No access
Maggy agreed, thinking she could use that space as well. But after moving in, it became clear that she wasn’t allowed in the room. Peter had built a lock on the door and told her he needed his privacy, and she should respect that. So she did. She never asked about it again but had always kept wondering.
Eva
The funeral will be in a couple of days. Peter’s coffin stands in their living room. She sits next to him daily and questions if she can ever fully say goodbye to her husband. They have one daughter together, Eva. She lives abroad and will arrive tomorrow. Maggy asked Eva to stay with her until after the funeral so she wouldn’t be alone.
Hello again
Eva hugged her mother. They haven’t seen each other in more than a year. She tells her mother how sorry she is and that she should’ve visited more. Maggy agrees, she should’ve visited more, but she doesn’t say that. Instead, she tells Eva it's okay, she doesn't have to worry, and we’re all busy sometimes. But she didn’t believe her own words.
Lying to her daughter
As they walk through the house, they pass the locked door. Eva asks her mother if she has the key, but she lies to Eva. “No, darling... Your father must have hidden it somewhere in the house before he died, but I haven’t found it yet.” Why did Maggy lie to her daughter?
Saying goodbye
The funeral is today, and Maggy is getting dressed. She spots her daughter crouched by the locked door as she walks downstairs. She is trying to pick the lock. “Don’t bother, darling,” she says. “That lock won’t butch.” Eva sighed. She almost gave up until she noticed something around her mother’s neck. Could that be..?
Not enough time
She asked her mother again if she had found the key to the locked room, but she told her no. This time Eva knew she had lied, but why? What was in that room? She wanted to know desperately, but Eva didn’t think she had enough time. Her flight was tomorrow, and she didn’t want to confront her mother at this delicate time.
Angry at her husband
The funeral was beautiful, and Maggy was sad it was over. Her husband's coffin was buried, and the only thing she had left of her husband was this mysterious room. She caught herself feeling angry towards her late husband. It wasn’t his fault he died suddenly, unable to say goodbye or write her a note.
Forgetting about the room
She wanted to open the room and get it over with but couldn’t. She didn’t want to change how she remembered her husband. So even though her daughter was just as curious as her, she decided to wait. She had waited all these years for this moment, so she could wait a little longer.
Old memories
A month goes by, and Maggy thinks less and less about that room. But one day, she feels lonely and starts searching for something to connect her to her late husband. An old photo she hasn’t seen in a long time or a book he had read a few years ago, maybe? Something that would spark up an old memory.
Searching the house
As Maggy searches the house, she walks past the room. She had left the key in her bedside drawer but had a sudden urge to put it around her neck. Something was still drawing her to the room, she couldn't quite figure out what it was.
Going upstairs
She went upstairs and looked in her drawer, but it wasn’t there. Did she misplace it? She was sure she had left it there. There were all sorts of thought going through her head. Did someone sneak into her room and take the key?
Getting paranoid
She couldn’t call Eva. She didn’t even know about the key. Or maybe she got on to her mother and knew she was lying. Maggy went a little paranoid with her thoughts, she felt like she could not trust anyone anymore, not even Eva.
Slight panic
A slight panic shot through her body. What if Eva found the key and took it with her? She would never be able to break the door open on her own. She needed that key! Maggy knew she had to do something to find the go, she couldn't let it go.
Behind the drawer
She had to do this on her own. She misplaced it herself, and she can’t rely on her daughter all the time. She looked behind the drawer and saw something shiny. This should be the key, but she could not quite make it out.
Very heavy
The drawer was too heavy to move. She needed a lever to help her out. The drawer slid from the wall, and she saw the key lying on the floor. How did it fall behind there? Maggy knew for sure it wasn't her own doing.
Picking up the key
Maggy picked up the key and put it around her neck. She felt like she wasn’t alone all of a sudden. But not in a good way. This feeling kept growing, Maggy felt very unsafe. But she still wouldn't call anyone. She did not like to worry anyone.
Strange feeling
There was a strange feeling inside the house. Ever since she had found the key, she felt like she wasn’t alone, like someone was watching her. But that wasn’t possible, right? Maggy started looking around in the room. But then something else happened.
Rumbling noises
Maggy started hearing rumbling noises. She couldn’t place where they came from, but she knew they came from inside the house. She did not know whether she needed to hide or to go towards the rumbling noises.
Curiosity
It made her even more curious about the locked room. Was there someone inside the room looking for something? Maybe it is finally time for her to open the door and see what’s inside. She finds all the courage she has and walks to the door.
Heart pounding
She stands before the door and puts the key in the lock. Her heart is pumping in her chest, and her hands are sweaty. She will finally see what is in this room. There must be something in there, she knew it. Then she turns the key.
Opening the door
She pushes the door open. She doesn’t move. She did not know how to react to what she sees. She had never been in this part of the house before. She stands at the door opening and looks into the room. But she never expected to see this.
Can't believe her eyes
Five minutes went by, and she finally took a step forward into the room. She couldn’t believe her eyes. She can’t help but feel relieved. It looks like an ordinary room. But Maggy knew that there had to be something else hidden in this room.
Looking around
She sees a desk, a beautiful bookshelf with books she didn’t even know they had, and a lounge chair in the corner. The curtains were closed, so she opened them to get a better look at the room. This is when the light revealed something more.
Opening the curtains
When she opens the curtains, she sees one of the windows is open. “That’s strange,” she thinks. "Why is this window open?" She closes it and turns around. Upon turning she gasps. There is something else that the light revealed.
Brightening up the room
The sunlight brightens up the room. She sees a book lying open on the side table in the corner. “He must’ve been reading this book before he passed away,” she says. Will she dare to look at it? This must have been important to him.
Picking up the book
She sits down in his chair and picks up the book. A tear rolls down her cheek. She misses her husband. This room still smells like him. But why was he so secretive about a normal room?
Dark outside
It began to get dark outside. Maggy had not moved since she found the book, she was just reading through it. Maggy had been sitting in his chair for a while but didn’t want to get up until she noticed something strange.
Locked cabinet
She looked over to the other side of the room and saw a locked cabinet. “Great, another lock,” she thought. But this time, she didn’t hesitate. She grabbed a heavy candle holder and pounded on the lock.
Breaking lock
To her surprise, the lock broke open pretty easily. She opened the cabinet doors and saw a huge safe. “This must be why he locked this room up,” she thought. “This must be his big secret.” She would finally get the answers she was looking for.
Super heavy
This was not an easy safe to open. It was super heavy and had a 6-digit code. She tried a few codes, their anniversary date, and their birthdates, but nothing worked. Maggy grew desperate again, she had to know what's inside.
Locksmith
The only way she could open this safe was if someone broke it open. So she called a locksmith who specialized in safes. If there was anyone who could open this safe, it would be him. It was late, so he would only be able to come the next day.
Old safe
He came the next day, and his mouth fell open when he saw the safe. ‘This thing must be 70 years old!” he said to Maggy. “Really? That old?” she wondered why her husband had kept a secret from her for so long.
Wondering
The locksmith had to take the whole safe with him to his shop. He needed some tools that he couldn’t bring to Maggy’s house. She sat in her late husband's chair and looked at the empty spot. “What secrets will she find in that safe”
Finding the code
Maggy wondered if her late husband had kept a notebook in one of his drawers. She needed to find the code because there was a possibility that the locksmith would fail. She started pulling everything out of his drawers.
Searching
She searched and searched. Pulling open every drawer, looking inside every book and under every piece of paper. She had almost given up hope when she saw something out of place. This must definitely be it!
Little black box
She wondered if she had put it there or if it had been there all this time. There was a little black box under the book he had read last. How could she have missed this? This would open up the whole mystery to her.
Opening the box
She opened the box and found a little note. The note read: “My darling wife. If you read this, I will no longer be with you. I have seen this coming for a long time. You will probably find the safe and wonder what is inside. It will come as a shock, but I hope you can forgive me for this big secret. I will not make this harder for you than it already is. The code is 865203. I love you, my darling Mags.”
Wiping tears
Maggy wipes the tears from her eyes. He had seen this coming but didn’t even warn her. What was so important in this safe that he couldn’t tell his own wife? She was very curious, and scared to open up the safe.
Calling the locksmith again
She called the locksmith and asked him to bring the safe back. She was lucky he hadn’t had time to start yet, so he brought it back the following morning. This was finally the time to get all of her questions answered.
The moment
Maggy sits in her late husband's office. She looks at the safe and the note in her hand. She will finally know what he has been hiding from her for all these years. This was the moment. But will she regret looking inside the safe?
Click
She tries the code and hears a click. She twists the knob, and the door starts to open. It was a heavy door, and it creaked as it moved. Her heart was racing in her chest. There was something in the safe, she grew very nervous now.
Black binder
She opens the door and sees a black binder. It was full of loose papers. She didn’t realize what she was looking at at first. But then it started to sink in. Maggy gasps, this is not what she expected at all. How could this be?
His past
Her husband had always been secretive about his past. She had forgotten about this because she had stopped asking him. She never really knew where he came from or even met his family. He always told her he had lost his family in a horrible house fire. But this turned out to be a lie.
Family photos
She saw a lot of different family photos and letters from family members. He had been in contact with them for years, but why did he lie about it? Then, she spots a little yellow paper.
Birth certificate
It was Peter’s birth certificate. But it didn’t look like an American birth certificate. She suddenly realized what it was. Peter wasn’t an American-born man. He had left his family behind and immigrated to America. Maggy was mad that he didn’t feel safe enough to tell her, but she could forgive her husband because she loved him too much.
This story is a work of fiction created for entertainment. Characters and events are the products of the author’s imagination. The images shown are used for illustration only.
