One possible version:However,this time it came from their house.Nidhi andLaksh were scared out of their minds,but their grandfatherwas inside and they had to gather their courage to save himfrom the "ghost".They took a deep breath and forcedthemselves to go in.They slowly walked to the back door,moved inside the house silently,and looked through thekitchen door to the hall.To their comfort and surprise,theirgrandfather was talking to an old man and not a ghost.The oldman noticed the kids and smiled warmly.Exchanging a look with their grandfather,the oldman spoke to the children in a deep,powerful voice.Hetold them that he had just moved into the empty house andhad noticed their ball in his yard.He added that the gatewas open and they were welcome to collect it anytime.Nidhi and Laksh nodded gently,feeling a wave of reliefwash over them.They smiled and said thank you to the oldman.As they stepped outside together,Nidhi softly toldLaksh that she supposed he was rightthere were nosuch things as ghosts.
