Chapter 2 - An Amazing Discovery

Rose was sitting on her bed, scared and alone, because Mother did not really mind what she did, as long as it was not disrespectful, naughty, irresponsible or rude.

Mother just let them do their own thing, really.

The minutes ticked by: 6:00…6:15…6:20.

Rose was getting really worried, when ‘BANG!’

The front door had burst open abruptly, and a loud yell filled the house “ROSE, ROSE, RO- OH YOU WON’T BELIEVE- ROSE GET DOWN HERE NOW!”

Then mothers voice echoed down the hallways:

”CAI JULIAN BUSTENBURG, USE YOUR INSIDE VOICE PLEASE!”

Mother’s way of addressing them when they broke a rule was using their full name.

Rose leapt up from her bed, flew down the staircase, and ran to the front door.

“What is it Cai, are you hurt? Are you safe? Are you breathing? What did you see? What happened? Did a spider attack you? Did a monster bite you?” She said in a worried and panicked voice.

“Calm down Rose, listen, I have seen something awe-struck, you have to come to the house, I, I can’t explain, that’s why you have to come.”

“OK,” Rose whispered, sounding very scared, “I’ll come.”

The walk down the street took about five minutes, but it may as well have been five years. Rose was petrified.

When they finally got there, and opened the rusty, creaky gate, Rose was surprised at what she saw.

It was actually quite nice, but she had never seen a bigger house, well it was actually more of a mansion! It was about five stories high, painted dark blue, encrusted with gold flowers, and the house also had vines and ivy growing around it.

“Come on, let’s go inside.” Cai said eagerly.

Rose gulped, and walked beside her brother, clutching his hand.

Rose and Cai stepped onto the front porch, and Cai turned the doorknob, the door creaked open, and the two siblings stepped inside, and Rose gasped, it was nothing compared to the outside luxuries, and she certainly did not expect it, the place was a wreck, floorboards sticking out of the ground, furniture ripped and snapped, photo frames cracked.

All of a sudden, Rose heard a noise behind her, turned around automatically, and screamed at what she saw.