The House - Kelly

 Written by Kelly Mattson 

      (New writer to Weird Headspace as of 9/30/2020) -- Quick background is that Kelly and I (Chelsey) and taking a prompt from a kit. We have one week to write a short story from said prompt. This is sent to me and I will be posting them here on Weird Headspace. Along with this, Erma is writing stories as they come to her and as she feels the calling to do so. These will also be posted here. Now! On to this weeks prompt.

Setting the Scene: Where does this story take place? Describe the setting as you tell the story. 

When people say 'country estate', it sounds very grand. But looking at it now, I realize our house is...

The House

By Kelly Mattson

When people say country estate it sounds really grand, but looking at it now I realize this house is most definitely haunted. As I looked up at the house and noticed the boarded-up windows and doors and the peeling paint, this is not at all what I expected from my granddad after he died. I let out a big sigh and started walking up the beaten path, or what I can only guess was a path.

I walked up to the door and pulled out the key in my pocket, but it looked like I could just hit it slightly and it would open. I tried the doorknob anyway and it was locked, so I slid the key in and turned the knob. the door opened, it was too dark to see any details, so I slowly ran my hand down the wall until I could find the light switch. my fingers ran across one. I flipped it up and to my surprise, the inside looks nothing like the outside. 

It was as if it were magic like I walked into a portal taking me into what the house looked like years ago. There was a big old chandelier at the end of the hall and a big grand staircase at the top of it is a young picture of my granddad.

Maybe living here won’t be so bad.