As days passed, Arjun, the curious elder sibling, couldn't resist the allure of the lantern. One evening, while examining it, he noticed that the lantern's light revealed hidden details. For instance, it exposed cracks in a pot that appeared flawless in normal light.
But the lantern wasn't just limited to objects. When Arjun accidentally pointed it at his mother, it revealed her sitting alone by a river, crying silently. On his father, it showed Ravi clutching a small pouch of money and hiding it under the bed.
The family grew suspicious of one another. "What are you hiding from us, Ravi?" Meena asked, her voice heavy with doubt.
"It's nothing," Ravi replied nervously. "You're imagining things."
Mistrust began to creep in, and the once-happy household felt the strain of the lantern's truth.