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Author: V.C. Andrews

Category: Horror

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through the doorway of what was surely the living

room and saw it was a very messy room. There were

magazines strewn about the furniture and an the floor.

A blanket was crumpled at the foot of the large darkbrown pillow sofa. Glasses and dishes were on the

long, narrow, wooden coffee table, and a towel had

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been tossed to or dropped on the other side of that. I

couldn't see much more because we were walking too

quickly for me to pause, but I did catch a glimpse of

stockings hanging on the fireplace, Christmas

stockings. What were they doing there now? It was

only August.

The stairs creaked and moaned as we ascended,

and the railing shook. I looked back and saw that

Felix was eyeing it with some concern and caution. "Don't lean on it." he warned.

When we reached the second landing. Greataunt Frances paused and gazed about, as if she was

trying to remember where my room was herself. Then

she smiled and started down to our right. Because

there were no windows in the hallway and the

chandeliers in the ceiling were unlit and also missing

bulbs, it was so dark that I felt we were walking

through a tunnel of shadows. I could barely make out

the few pictures hung along the way. They were

depictions of country scenes, men and women riding

horses with dogs trailing along. There was a picture of

a lake with a young woman looking out over it as if

she was waiting desperately for someone.

I wasn't watching where I was going, so I

nearly screamed when Miss Puss charged past me,

grazing my lower leg and shooting ahead into the first

open doorway.

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