The Araucaria House
It was a warm summer evening in the Catskills, The air was fresh and welcoming. Birds were perched perfectly onto trees, and the. whole world seemed to be enjoying itself.A sea-foam colored car made its' way down one of the various trails amongst the Panther Mountain.The car was occupied by a small family of four.Two of the windows were rolled down, Letting the breeze orbit throughout the car. As the vehicle made its' way down the trail,It entered a small residential area filled with cute little houses. Each house was different by one tiny detail such as the wood they had used, or the color scheme. The chatter of families talking and spending time together was audible, until the Car reached the end pot the residential area, this new area was filled with trees, and the path was rather undefined.One of the kids in the car spoke,"This is so boring...We've been in this car for hours!"A reply followed,"Oh shut it Clover, Complaining doesn't make it faster or easier..."Clover whined," Anya I'm going to die of old age before we get there.'"Clover,I swear to god!Leo,Talk some sense into Clover!"The two siblings in the back seat bickered,Leo looked up from his look of the left backseat window,"Anya , relax. Clover, Shut up."Leo sighed,He couldn't listen to his sister argue now.He was simply too tired and annoyed.They were almost at the house their Mother had left them now. An old secluded cottage came into view,The girl in the front seat shouted,"We're here!" and the siblings piled out. The four were busy with the arrangement of taking the suitcases out of the trunk.The girl who had been in the front seat, driving, was the first to start towards the house. Leo bounded after Her," Miranda wait!" it was too late, Miranda had already unlocked the door to house and went in. Clover,Anya & Leo weren't too far behind her.The house smelt of their Mothers' perfume,Lavender.The inside of the house was modern, and there was no doubt about that.There was muted mint green walls and a big leather couch.Miranda hurried straight to the kitchen, opening and checking the cabinets for food.The search was to no avails the cabinets were empty.Miranda spoke in her loud tone,"What do you want for dinner?I'll drive into town to pick it up."Anya was the first to respond with,"Pizza,Please please!"Leo spoke softly,"I agree."Clover piped up,"With garlic knots!"Miranda smiled,"Pizza it is."The younger siblings watched Miranda exit before sending each other the 'Are you thinking what I'm thinking?' glance. Anya smirked,"Let's go ghost hunting!"Clover shook her head,"NO NO!Too scary."Leo grinned,"Well...Why not?Clover if you are scared you can come with me."Clover sighed,"Okay..."The three searched their bags for flashlights,Found a few, and set upstairs to the attic.The attic was covered corner to corner in junk.A peculiar painting caught Leo's eye. It was a portrait his Mother and Grandmother,It was so realistic,It had every single detail about him, like the single brown freckle on his mothers' nose and the ocean blue that was his grandmothers' glasses.For a minute, it was almost like they were there, still alive and wrapping him in their warm embraces.As if he could hear them saying whatnot to him, and as if their gentle hands were on his shoulder, but then he realized he wasn't imagining.There was a hand on his shoulder.
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