Sunday, September 15, 2013

The Four: 4




Strange meeting
4
            “Hello Mr. Turner,” Louise said politely to the young sub-store manager as she walked in the store the next morning.
            “Umm, Miss Hanson, Today I’ve to go out of town for business. Do you like you can take care of the store for a couple of days or do I need ask my father to come in?”
            “Oh. Well, I think I can handle the challenge.” She smiled. “Were are you going?”
            “Business, not of much interest,” he said quickly, “ But I will be going in the direction that you live and was wondering…if you would like me to drive you instead of you having to walk?” he finished in a rush of words.
            “Thank you, but how do you know it wont be much of a detour?” Louise raised he eyebrow.
            “Oh,” he rubbed a spot on the counter, “I know my way around. Nothing is to much of a detour for me.”
            “Then I accept.” Giving him a silly grin. “Let’s get to work.”
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The three sisters walked up to the large house. “You knock.” Alison told Karen. Karen nodded.
            “Are you to scared?” She challenged her
            “No!” Alison was shocked. “Just because…” she trailed off.
            “ I’ll knock.” Susan piped up and before anyone could protest, she stepped forward and knocked loudly three times.
            “Yes?” a maid said from the door.
            “Umm, we are your neighbors from down the road a ways. We came to say hello to…” Alison ended awkwardly.
            “ Mr. Darkshire?” the maid helped Alison politely.
            “Yes, thank you.” She answered.
            “Come this way” the maid led them into of the high ceiling house. Looking around the house, Susan began to wander. No one noticed as she slowly strolled to a door on the far right of the room. Susan did this quite often she would begin wander with out realizing it, lots of the time it got her lost. She observed the door nob for a while then she casually turned the nob. The room was cozy, and full of bookshelves that were packed with thick old books and volumes. Still in her wandering daze, Susan began plucking a small book off the shelf. The novel had an intriguing title and she couldn’t help but start to read it. Opening it to the first page, she read aloud;
            The Phantom’s Choice,” There was a rustle movement from the corner of the room. Susan, who was suddenly pulled from her wandering daze, turned around and gave a sharp gasp. A man had gotten up from a tall backed chair that was facing away from her. Susan dropped the book and it landed with a great thud on the ground. The man was semi-tall with rich dark brown hair, and dressed in a white button up shirt that was quite wrinkled. His pant covered black leather boots with silver spurs still on them. To Susan’s surprise the man seem just as startled and embarrassed as she felt. The man turned away and shook his head as if he was imagining things he didn’t want to. And then just as sudden as he had done so, the man snapped his finger and ran over to his desk, either refusing to notice Susan or forgetting she was there. Susan came out of shock and took this moment to escape. Urgent and bewildered at what had just happened, Susan tried to find her sisters hoping no one had notice her absence. Ah. She thought there they are. Mustn’t have been gone to long. Susan casually stepped behind her sister Karen. Only one person had noticed she was missing. Alison turned and fixed her with a steely glare. She knows. Alison always knew when Susan did something wrong, Susan could get away with things when it was only Karen or Louise but Alison…no way.
            “This is Mr. Benting’s study. Wait here while I tell him you’ve come to say Hello” The maid looked back at the girls then went inside the room. She came quickly out, and with a smile, she said, “You may come in.”
            When they interred the room there was a very young cheerful man sitting in a chair near the hearth.
            “Welcome!” he said with a grin. He offered then a seat.

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