Stories tagged “housekeeper”

• The Trunk

  “What’cha got there, Celia?” She turned quickly from her hunched position over the small trunk; Max stood, half-silhouetted, in the doorway. Despite his lank figure, he managed to blockade the entire door frame. He crossed his arms ex...

  • Author: g²LaPianistaIrlandesa
  • Posted almost 3 years ago.
  • 5 out of 5

• Clandestine Manner

  “No particular reason, really,” he replied, his voice uncomfortably saccharine, strolling easily into the room. “Call me crazy, but it’s just that when one sees another hunching over a trunk in a rather clandestine manner, it ra...

  • Author: g²LaPianistaIrlandesa
  • Posted almost 3 years ago.
  • 5 out of 5

• The Curse of the Housekeeper

  The next morning, as Celia prepared breakfast, the door flew open. Mariam swayed in the doorway, her face gaunt and her eyes wild with fear. “Did the storm shake y’last night, Mariam?” Celia had asked, but Mariam wouldn’t answer...

  • Author: g²LaPianistaIrlandesa
  • Posted almost 3 years ago.