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Back at the house, Joe was seeing his uncle and cousin off. Daniel had absolutely refused to stay after his encounter with Bradley in the hall, and Uncle Samuel had agreed readily when Daniel had started packing. The lone guitar had scared him, and he was ready to go back home.Joe had tried to argue, but Cynthia had silenced him gently with a hand on his arm and wished the visitors a safe journey before excusing herself to check on her biscuits in the oven.His wife’s demeanor confused Joe, but he let it rest until his uncle and cousin had left. He then went looking for her and found her in the kitchen with Bradley, they were chatting and laughing as if they were a mother and son.Joe gave Bradley one look that made him vanish.“Was that necessary?” Cynthia asked upset.“Why would you react that way to Uncle Sam and Daniel? You hardly said goodbye.” He asked her furiously.“Most probably because I couldn’t wait to see the last of them,” Cynthia responded quickly.“Why? What have they
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The three brothers were very surprised the next morning when they were not tossed out of bed, instead, their lights flicked on and they were told to get up and have breakfast. In the kitchen three mugs awaited them, filled with steaming coffee.“Mom isn’t up yet,” Luke said confused.“No, she’s having a sleep-in with your father. I made it for you. I can’t wander far into the garden, but at least I can try and help around here.” Bradley said from the pantry.James stared at Bradley. The boy had gone through some clear changes. Bradley did not look miserable or dark anymore, he looked happier and brighter, even the color of his skin had changed from pale to a deep tan, certainly a tribute to his Vietnamese heritage.“Close your mouth James, it’s going to be a fly trap.” Bradley teased him.“I think he just finds it strange to see you like this. All we had the last couple of months were shadows and voices, and now you are walking around as if you’re alive. We can see you, we can touch y
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It took the boys three weeks to complete the entire property cleanup, even though they had a lot of help from the volunteers, the number had more than tripled over the last couple of weeks. Every member of the community had wanted to enter the houses to start the cleanup inside, but the boys held them back, they argued that the time was not right for the doors to be opened just yet.The mayor herself had visited the Thomases and requested whether they’d be willing to donate some of the items in the houses to the local museum. Joe wanted to confirm her request but Cynthia had placed a hand on her husband’s arm and told the mayor that the family will discuss the matter and she will be informed. The mayor left extremely disappointed, and hardly acknowledged the three boys returning from their most recent restoration project, the massive waterfall that had been discovered between houses three and four.That August evening everyone sat down to dinner in the dining room, Cynthia had prepare
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For hours the doctors worked on Brian. Cynthia had been forced to leave the room when they had to start with blood transfusions. Word had spread not only in the hospital but in the community as well of the dire situation that had befallen the oldest Thomas boy. The waiting room was starting to fill up, not with patients, but with people that had simply come to give the distraught family a comforting hand.It was just after 10 pm when Joe was ushered into the waiting room, followed closely by Officers Watson and Andrews. “You got him out?” Nadine asked Officer Watson.“I did. Bradley had let me in, made me wait in the hallway, and then he allowed me access to the living room. Then he wanted to show me the dining room, and then your father came out of his study. He’s quite the character that one.”“Bradley can only push as far as his father would allow. I do believe that if it had been up to Bradley you’d have been in the study the second you stepped into the house.” Luke commented dr
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Neither of the boys would go into the garden until their brother came home. It was their way of protesting what had happened to Brian. They both felt the motherly protection from Saon as they helped their mother either in the house or in their exploration of the rest of the house.James had found another room behind his room. He and Luke had been shifting things around in his room when he had leaned against the wall and fell through a door that had opened behind him. Luke stared shocked as his brother disappeared through the wall, leaving only his feet sticking out.“James!” Luke called out worriedly.James started coughing and then he turned around to lie on his belly before scooting back.“Pull me out!” James called to Luke.Luke grabbed James’ feet and dragged him out of the hole he had just been in.“What’s going on?” Joe burst through the door angrily. “Jesus.” He muttered.James coughed and then pointed to the wall.“Trap door. It stinks in there.”“Damn. Go get yourself cleaned
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Three days after James’ incident with the trapdoor Brian was allowed to go home. He no longer had the bandages on his arms, but he still had the stitches from the palm of his hands to halfway up both arms.The kids couldn’t wait to welcome their brother home, and they were received well but when Joe wanted to hug his son he was ignored.“Just stay the hell away from me.” He snarled at his father.“Brian!” Joe called out miserably. “Dad, don’t,” Nadine said softly and placed a soothing hand on her father’s shoulders.But his son’s rejection made Joe snap.“Damn this house! And these ghosts! They’re tearing my family apart, taking my sons away from me!” he yelled at the house.“Don’t make matters worse Joe,” Cynthia said bluntly as she hurried in after Brian.Joe stood alone on the porch, his family had rejected him again. He shook his head, grabbed the mini bus’ keys, and took off, leaving the family behind.Brian was furious with his father. He and his brothers
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It was a Saturday morning, three days after Joe’s return. Brian had completely shut his father out or was ignoring him completely. Joe wasn’t sure which was the case. The house was quiet, including Nadine’s room. Brian’s room was locked, and his brothers’ rooms were clear of any occupants. Cynthia was outside in the garden, looking at the new blooms that had started to jump up everywhere. The magnificent blues and purples had enthralled her, and she longed to place some of the flowers in the house, but Luke had cautioned her, making sure she knew the flowers were only to be looked at, and not touched. Of all three of her sons, Luke had been the only one to remain civil to her husband, but his loyalties lay with his brothers and to the ghosts that possessed them. She understood from her conversations with Saon that there was nothing that neither the living nor the caring dead could do for her sons at this stage. She knew of Brian’s plans to take over house four her children had told
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Jerry Wilcox called in every favor he had around town to help Brian Thomas. An electrician, a plumber, a painter, a carpenter, all of them showed up one after the other. Jerry Wilcox only had one condition, a date with Nadine. Nadine was flattered and agreed quickly. It was then that Luke told her that House One would be open to her should she wish to leave the main house. The announcement took everyone by surprise. No one had expected Roger to give up that house and give permission for renovations. But it happened.As luck would have it the electrician made quick work of the wiring and then the painter and carpenter were let in to do their part. A week after the massive delivery Brian’s house was ready to move in. He kept the rooms the way they used to be; he simply replaced curtains and carpets and added a couple of extra lights. The instruments were polished and placed on display once more, this time with a black-light to accent the entire wall of guitars.It pleased Bradley to se
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