The back door of the
big white house was unlocked. I let
myself in and looked around for Leona. I
didn’t see her or Wilbur and though I thought that was odd it didn’t keep me from
my goal. I walked from the kitchen at
the back of the house through the dining room, the drawing room and then made
my way to the library. Master Alfred was
not at home unless, of course, he was upstairs in his bedroom.
I removed my shoes and
in as quiet a manner as I could manage I began my climb up the stairway. My back hugged the wall in the upstairs
corridor as I made my way slowly to his bedroom door. Once outside the door I didn’t hesitate. Grabbing the knob, I turned it and pushed the
door open before me.
That’s when I saw him.
I had forgotten that I
was not the only one who had aged throughout the years I’d been gone. Before me in a heavy dark wooden wheelchair
sat an old white-haired man. His rheumy
eyes were pinkish and his toothless mouth gave him a gaunt expression. He was much thinner than I had remembered. I didn’t know his age but like a ton of
bricks it hit me that he must by now be at least ninety years old. Could I go ahead with my plan?
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