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After moving into a new house, you find a hidden door to an underground passageway...
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“I didn’t know Grandpa was a Nazi,” Adria snorts, holding up a wooden box.
“What?” Wren marvels, biting back a laugh. She drops the old journal she’s been reading and scrambles to Adria’s side.
Adria traces the Nazi symbol painted on the box, the old red paint flaking off. “I can’t believe he was a Nazi.”
Wren shoulders Adria and rips the box from her hands. “Open it up.” She unties the leather...
Prologue~
The family of four practically bursted into the house. Kathryn remarked how the old wooden door didn’t pop off its hinges.
Summer was first to break away from the group. Her braids swung in the air as she sprinted through the entryway.
The rest of her family stood in awe. Well, in all honesty Deliah didn’t see the appeal. However, she was only freshly 2, her steps were s...
Saw it was a door
No one else noticed it
Walked through
Sharp pangs
Throat clenched
Muscles grew
Mirrored wall
Looking through
It’s not Alice, it’s you
(Beating heart)
Melting parts
Grabbing at nothing
But mildew
Dark and dank
Heart sank
Going deeper and him
Mindly weeper
Possessing grim
Folded hymn
I can’t go back
Too late, reality I’m stuck
Calamity in two
Bleeding luck
Nothing bad anymore...
Older houses are known to sometimes have secret passageways, especially those on the path of the underground railroad. I just never expected my house to have one, it wasn’t mentioned in the listing nor was it shown on any of my tours. The door looked very old and like it hadnt been touched in years. Turing the handle elicited an ear piercing screech, and pushing the door open created an almost as ...
The adventure has a lot of different kind of other animal’s in the forest on land or in the water or the sea otters who also live tap on wood to make the loudest noise to be able to get some a corn for all of those squirrels family who also always take all of the acorn from the beaver. Didn’t get any food at all because the beaver and all the squirrels took all the acorn for both of their family ...
“Of course,” Humphrey said flatly, “let’s go down the creepy staircase.”
“Alright!” Henri said brightly. “Pass me that torch.”
Humphrey did so begrudgingly. “Well, I can’t go down there.” He gestured vaguely to his thickly bandaged foot.
Henri didn’t reply. She was already halfway down the stairs, Humphrey’s complaints fading in the distance.
Her eyes grew wide in the gloom, marvelling at th...
A hidden door to an underground passageway that might lead us somewhere or to something. How do we know for sure? So we end up going through the passageway to see what we can find.
So Andrea, Pixie, Pepper and I started our journey. We packed our bags and started walking down the road across the passageway. It looks dark and scary, so we turned on our flash lights so we can see clearly.
We head...
Seven weeks had passed. Those were seven of the longest weeks in Solomon’s life. The judge had taken pity on the poor man with a limp and a fret about his pig. So, a deal had been struck, he had to go to the prison school and learn. Solomon learned and he learned until he could step outside once more.
No glance was cast, nor stare was shot, as Solomon strolled out into the pouring rain. ‘How iron...
The Welsh border is foreboding and breathtaking, filled with rolling green hills and ancient ruins. The ideal spot for Jed and Olivia Peale to live their dream life. Jed was at the top of his career working as a psychiatric nurse practitioner, just landing a job at the top hospital in Cardiff. Olivia has a Ph.D. in medieval history and escaping here is the perfect sabbatical for her to research th...
Opening a small trapdoor, crouched on my knees pulling a lock, I yearned to know what was inside. I’ve seen Coraline, but I don’t have a dysfunctional family so I’m not worried about being preyed on by a psychotic spider lady.
Tugging the lock mechanism until it popped off, the small wooden door creaked open. There wasn’t an ounce of light inside, and call me a cat, but curiosity got the best of...
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