I have never done this before but I had a great idea and I wanted to share it so here it is.
The Secret Door
The old house that sat before him looked as if it could get up and walk away. This large three story house that stood on a large piece of property loomed over Jake and Judy. Jake had moved from his home in Raleigh, North Carolina. Now with his sister and father he was now in the foot hills of Asheville. His father had found the house through a real state agency and had gotten a good deal off it. He left his friends and school behind to come live in a house that was barely livable. His father had gotten it on a good deal because it was run down and need to be fixed up. Jakes father was moving boxes from the van and putting them into the front room.
Jake walked into the large front room to see a set of stairs that lead up to a second story landing. On each wall next to the stairs where two large double doors, one lead to a living room and another to an office type area. In the middle off the two stairs was a hallway that lead to the kitchen and the back patio. Jake began to walk up the stairs to the second landing, the hallway spread from one side to the other. Four doors stood in the hallway, two on the wall to his right and two over each of the rooms down stairs. A little ways down the hall stood a door that he guessed lead to the attic. When Jake tried to open it it would not budge. Jake walked to the landing and called down to his father, “Dad do you have the skeleton key on you.” Jake asked. Jakes father reached into his pocket and pulled out a rather large key with the head looking like a large clover. Jakes father then threw it into the air towards Jake. Jake of course being great at baseball caught the ball no problem, even if it meant hanging off the railing.
Jake pulled him self back up and made his way back towards the door. Jake slid in the key and turned it, there was a slight clicking noise, but5 when he tried the handle it wouldn’t budge. After a few tries Jake finally gave up with an upset look on his face. Making his way back down the hall he picked a room and decided to go in. Using the skeleton key again he opened the door with ease. Jake stepped inside, the room was rather large. Scattered around the room where boxes as well as furniture covered in cloth and all very dusty. In one corner of the room stood a large queen sized four poster bed. The bed was draped in silky sapphire blue sheets and looked as though it was just brand new. Next to it stood a rather large wooden night stand that looked more like a desk. But when Jake turned to his right a large wooden desk stood looking rather old. A couch stood across the room from the desk. It was also a blue color and looked as though it had been there for many years. A reading lamp stood next to the couch and was covered in dust so much that when Jake wiped a bit off it went from the color gray to an off version of green. The floor was carpeted in a grass green color, and the walls where a emerald green color. On the back wall was a window that overlooked the patio and backyard. When Jake looked out the window and down towards the patio he could see his sister standing at the edge of the pavement looking out at the backyard.
Judy watched as her brother went into a room on the second floor “That will probably be his room since he found it first.” she thought in her head. Her father pushed passed her and into the kitchen with a box marked ‘Dishes’. Judy followed her father into the over large kitchen. On the other wall was a whole line of cabinets and countertops. In the middle of these things stood a door. Judy walked up and pulled at the handle the door opened with a loud squeak that made her father turn around real quick from what he was doing causing him to break several plates. Judy gave a quick smile and headed into the room, Judy reached for a light switch. When the light came on two doors stood next to her on either side.
Judy first went to the one on her left. Flipping on the switch on the outside she slowly opened the door and went in. As soon as she set foot in side the doorway she let out a gasp. This was the largest fridge she had ever been in, it was about the size of her bedroom at her old house which by her standards wasn’t much. All the shelves where empty and on the far back end was a row of hooks across the ceiling. It didn’t take her long to figure out that they where used to hang meat. Quickly backing out of the fridge she made her way to the other door. Again flipping on the switch she opened the door. Inside was a room much smaller than the last but still large enough for her to walk into and spin around with her arms out, which incidentally she did. The shelves where lined with bottles and cans of fruits and veggies, as well as boxes of everything under the sun in them. On the back wall where a few clothe bags full of rice and a few wooden boxes with cooking supplies in them. Judy Left the room and turned off the light. Then left the main room and shut the door.
Her father was just leaving the room when he suggested taking a look out back. Judy headed out the door onto the back patio. The patio was made out of cement and was lavished with a table with chairs enough to sit ten. A large table umbrella sat a few feet from the edge of the patio. A few potted plants lined the wall against the house, all looking dehydrated. A stone walkway lead to a fountain that stood in front of a large oak tree then split off in two different directions. One lead to a couple of stone benches with a stone table between them. The other path lead to a small but walk-in greenhouse. The tree and fountain stood in the middle of the garden. Judy looked around the tree from where she stood and saw a hill sloping upwards towards a small group of trees and behind that a tree line not an acre away from that. Judy turned around towards the door and saw her father standing in the doorway. “How much of the property is ours.” she asked. “Well to the tree line up on the hill, we now own 10 acres.” her father said with a smile. “Come on and help me fetch your brother so we can finish unloading the van.” said her father heading back into the house with Judy not more than a second behind.
The old house that sat before him looked as if it could get up and walk away. This large three story house that stood on a large piece of property loomed over Jake and Judy. Jake had moved from his home in Raleigh, North Carolina. Now with his sister and father he was now in the foot hills of Asheville. His father had found the house through a real state agency and had gotten a good deal off it. He left his friends and school behind to come live in a house that was barely livable. His father had gotten it on a good deal because it was run down and need to be fixed up. Jakes father was moving boxes from the van and putting them into the front room.
Jake walked into the large front room to see a set of stairs that lead up to a second story landing. On each wall next to the stairs where two large double doors, one lead to a living room and another to an office type area. In the middle off the two stairs was a hallway that lead to the kitchen and the back patio. Jake began to walk up the stairs to the second landing, the hallway spread from one side to the other. Four doors stood in the hallway, two on the wall to his right and two over each of the rooms down stairs. A little ways down the hall stood a door that he guessed lead to the attic. When Jake tried to open it it would not budge. Jake walked to the landing and called down to his father, “Dad do you have the skeleton key on you.” Jake asked. Jakes father reached into his pocket and pulled out a rather large key with the head looking like a large clover. Jakes father then threw it into the air towards Jake. Jake of course being great at baseball caught the ball no problem, even if it meant hanging off the railing.
Jake pulled him self back up and made his way back towards the door. Jake slid in the key and turned it, there was a slight clicking noise, but5 when he tried the handle it wouldn’t budge. After a few tries Jake finally gave up with an upset look on his face. Making his way back down the hall he picked a room and decided to go in. Using the skeleton key again he opened the door with ease. Jake stepped inside, the room was rather large. Scattered around the room where boxes as well as furniture covered in cloth and all very dusty. In one corner of the room stood a large queen sized four poster bed. The bed was draped in silky sapphire blue sheets and looked as though it was just brand new. Next to it stood a rather large wooden night stand that looked more like a desk. But when Jake turned to his right a large wooden desk stood looking rather old. A couch stood across the room from the desk. It was also a blue color and looked as though it had been there for many years. A reading lamp stood next to the couch and was covered in dust so much that when Jake wiped a bit off it went from the color gray to an off version of green. The floor was carpeted in a grass green color, and the walls where a emerald green color. On the back wall was a window that overlooked the patio and backyard. When Jake looked out the window and down towards the patio he could see his sister standing at the edge of the pavement looking out at the backyard.
Judy watched as her brother went into a room on the second floor “That will probably be his room since he found it first.” she thought in her head. Her father pushed passed her and into the kitchen with a box marked ‘Dishes’. Judy followed her father into the over large kitchen. On the other wall was a whole line of cabinets and countertops. In the middle of these things stood a door. Judy walked up and pulled at the handle the door opened with a loud squeak that made her father turn around real quick from what he was doing causing him to break several plates. Judy gave a quick smile and headed into the room, Judy reached for a light switch. When the light came on two doors stood next to her on either side.
Judy first went to the one on her left. Flipping on the switch on the outside she slowly opened the door and went in. As soon as she set foot in side the doorway she let out a gasp. This was the largest fridge she had ever been in, it was about the size of her bedroom at her old house which by her standards wasn’t much. All the shelves where empty and on the far back end was a row of hooks across the ceiling. It didn’t take her long to figure out that they where used to hang meat. Quickly backing out of the fridge she made her way to the other door. Again flipping on the switch she opened the door. Inside was a room much smaller than the last but still large enough for her to walk into and spin around with her arms out, which incidentally she did. The shelves where lined with bottles and cans of fruits and veggies, as well as boxes of everything under the sun in them. On the back wall where a few clothe bags full of rice and a few wooden boxes with cooking supplies in them. Judy Left the room and turned off the light. Then left the main room and shut the door.
Her father was just leaving the room when he suggested taking a look out back. Judy headed out the door onto the back patio. The patio was made out of cement and was lavished with a table with chairs enough to sit ten. A large table umbrella sat a few feet from the edge of the patio. A few potted plants lined the wall against the house, all looking dehydrated. A stone walkway lead to a fountain that stood in front of a large oak tree then split off in two different directions. One lead to a couple of stone benches with a stone table between them. The other path lead to a small but walk-in greenhouse. The tree and fountain stood in the middle of the garden. Judy looked around the tree from where she stood and saw a hill sloping upwards towards a small group of trees and behind that a tree line not an acre away from that. Judy turned around towards the door and saw her father standing in the doorway. “How much of the property is ours.” she asked. “Well to the tree line up on the hill, we now own 10 acres.” her father said with a smile. “Come on and help me fetch your brother so we can finish unloading the van.” said her father heading back into the house with Judy not more than a second behind.
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