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*I have to say this has been quite the adventure this month. In the end my total word count is 10,112 my goal was 6000. I am please with my self. I am going to try and keep writing every day!
this one picks up from where the last left off*
I slowly and gently lower my feet to the carpet it is warm and reassuring under my feet. I get up and tentatively walk toward the bathroom. Standing in the hallway outside the door to the bathroom I can feel the chill that Helen and I felt at bath time, radiating out of the dark space beyond the doorway. As I stand there looking in to the X darkness I debate with myself was there a unearthly presence something that I had seen hints to in the house since we pulled into the garage after we closed on it. Was it all in my sleep-deprived illogical brain. Although the nap and my sleep tonight have not lessened these thoughts. I laugh out loud this is ridiculous. The house is only 20 years old. I think we would have heard if someone died here after all that s where ghosts come from.
I reach into the bathroom, into the chill that is clings to the room. I flip in the light switch. With the click of the switch light brightly illuminates the room and then with a dramatic “pop, pop, pop” the three lights above the large mirror burn out. The residual light in my eyes makes me blind to my surroundings but in the back of my eyes amongst the blue and purple blobs I think I saw a small childlike figure.
Before my eyes can focus I turn and head for the stairs. I want to get away from the bathroom. I bump into the wall but somehow find my way down the stairs and into the kitchen. Flipping on all the lights on my way there.
The mugs from this afternoons coffee break are sitting by the sink clean. I grab one and riffle through the cupboards and the boxes labeled food until I find my sleepy time tea. I fill the mug with water and put the tea bag in and pop it all into the microwave. Pushing the beverage button and watch the mug turn circles as it heats.
I scold myself for being so silly. I know I really did not see anything in the bathroom. it was just the after affects of a sudden light and back to darkness. even with this I have something nagging at me from my unconscious.
I reach into the bathroom, into the chill that is clings to the room. I flip in the light switch. With the click of the switch light brightly illuminates the room and then with a dramatic “pop, pop, pop” the three lights above the large mirror burn out. The residual light in my eyes makes me blind to my surroundings but in the back of my eyes amongst the blue and purple blobs I think I saw a small childlike figure.
Before my eyes can focus I turn and head for the stairs. I want to get away from the bathroom. I bump into the wall but somehow find my way down the stairs and into the kitchen. Flipping on all the lights on my way there.
The mugs from this afternoons coffee break are sitting by the sink clean. I grab one and riffle through the cupboards and the boxes labeled food until I find my sleepy time tea. I fill the mug with water and put the tea bag in and pop it all into the microwave. Pushing the beverage button and watch the mug turn circles as it heats.
I scold myself for being so silly. I know I really did not see anything in the bathroom. it was just the after affects of a sudden light and back to darkness. even with this I have something nagging at me from my unconscious.
I like how the popping of the lights sends her into motion. I have been there and it feels very real at the time. Good job!
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