The house opposite has been empty for many, many years. Joel knows for sure: from his porch to the door of this frightening building is seventeen meters. You cross the road, pull the gilded handle in the shape of a lion's paw, and you find yourself inside. If you dare. The house has been cursed ever since 13-year-old Jonathan Andersson disappeared from there. Joel had avoided this place all his life, but when he himself turned thirteen, he decided to go inside. The day when he, his friend Kalle and girlfriend Molly broke the window of an abandoned house and sneaked into the basement changed the hero’s life once and for all. He understood it immediately. And I also realized that I had to tell the story of the house opposite - this is a chance to win the national school essay competition.