wouldn’t seem that creepy at all. The piano was still covered along with all of the other furniture she noticed. There were several doors that led out of the living area and of course the beautiful stair case that looked like mahogany as did the trim around the ceiling and walls.
“Absolutely gorgeous.” She said aloud.
It was time to check out the rest of the house. She debated where to go first. She decided on the door to the right.
“You can’t go wrong with right.” She said as she started to sprint in excitement towards the doorway. The dining area was huge. There were two tall pieces of furniture covered by dust clothes on each end of the room and what she assumed was the very long dining room table and chairs in the middle that were also covered with a dust cloth. The chandelier in this room was made of iron and held what looked like at least thirty candles that had been used quite often at one time. She could actually imagine a family sitting at the table in their fancy dresses and expensive coats. She wondered what they talked about back then, evidently not about the latest movies or whether the stock market was rising or falling. “How ‘bout them Saints?” She said laughing.
She had to see what was underneath the cloths. She slowly lifted the cloth off of the tall furniture that was against the wall closest to her. It took her breath away. It was a beautiful cherry wood china cabinet filled with very expensive looking dishes, real china she presumed. Plates, cups, and bowls were neatly stacked in the cabinets. It was absolutely amazing. Everything that she had seen so far looked practically brand new yet it was so old.
Drew started to lift the cloth to peak at the dining room table when she immediately felt a presence in the room. It should have given her the chills from head to toe. Instead she just felt annoyed.
“I’m just looking.” She said to the air. “I promise I won’t hurt anything.”
When nothing happened she bent back down to peak again at the table. Just as she had suspected it was a deep cherry wood just like the china cabinet that she had just looked at.
“I don’t know why you keep it all covered. I know that you can uncover it, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to play the piano.”
There was still no answer from her invisible friend.
“It is absolutely beautiful. Can I see the rest of the house?” She said again to the air.
Since she didn’t get a response she continued to the swinging door that lay on the far side of the dining room. She stepped into the most remarkable kitchen she had ever seen in her life. She could see, and was absolutely mesmerized with how antique the oven and the cabinets were. There was an adorable little island that stood in the middle that had pots and pans hanging above it. She imagined what once was fresh grape vine were entwined between the hooks that the pans hung from.
The neatest thing of all was the old stone fireplace that was built next to the clearly new sink and refrigerator. She didn’t like the look of the refrigerator and sink in this kitchen. It didn’t belong. Maybe someday she could find a way to build them into the wall so that they were hidden. They were obviously necessary, but they stuck out like a sore thumb.
Feeling kind of silly now she turned to go back into the living room. She stopped when she noticed that there were two other doors in the kitchen. They blended in so well with the wall that she almost missed them. She walked around the table and pushed on one of the doors. They must have been servant rooms as they held no more than a single sized bed, a very small chest of drawers, and a wash stand with a pitcher and bowl.
Whatever had been in the room with her must have stayed back as she no longer felt its presence. She figured that as long as they weren’t bothering each other she would keep looking. She was even more curious about the house now than she had been before. Whoever lived here in the past just up and left things behind it seemed. Whoever had updated must not have realized that an antique dealer would have hit the jackpot here.