Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Just because

She pushed open the weathered door to the dilapidated farm house. The hinges squealed with protest, echoing along the dark and dusty hall. If there was life left in this house, she just warned it of her coming. The hallway was narrow with one door on the right immediately upon entering. Two more doors on the left divided the wall into thirds. There are small light fixtures attached to the wall on the right side of each door. The wallpaper's pattern is almost indistinguishable in the dim light but she had a sense of tiny flowers. This may have been a preconceived concept due to the fact it was a farmhouse but this was what she thought she saw. She stood considering which door to investigate first, with a tentative step forward she approached the first door on the left. The dust swirled around her feet like life forms seeking attention only visible because of the waning light from the still open front door. Not knowing what to expect beyond the door she now faced, she reached into her coat pocket and pulled out her small flashlight, switching it on. The artificial light almost seemed alien in this quiet space from another time. Taking a deep breath and fighting back a niggling sense of fear she grasped the door handle to open the door only to be stopped. She turned the handle again and again before admitting to herself that the way was locked to her. Her sense of disappointment warred with her sense of relief, relief that she didn't actually have to face what was beyond the door. And yet what could it be anyway, after all it was just an abandoned farmhouse. Taking another deep breath she continued on to the second door on the left thinking it was probably locked also. Grabbing the handle of the second door she was startled by the squeak of a door opening and a stirring of the dust forms at her feet. Quickly glancing at the door that had been locked, she found herself looking into a room with the flicker of a light shining out. With her heart in her throat she returned to the first doorway. To be continued.......

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