The House Up on Grimm

Chapter 6

Rick and Jade drove to the therapists office. They walked inside.
"Do you take walk-in appointments?" Rick asked the receptionist.

"No, sir." The guy replied.

"Well you do now." Jade showed her badge.

"Go right in." The guy pointed to a white door.

Rick and Jade opened the door. The woman on the business card was sitting with another patient. Rick ignored the patient and began talking.
"Miss. We believe you know something about Sylvia Barter. She's your patient here." Rick tapped his foot.

"Excuse me sir?First off, I do not take walk-ins. Second off I don't give away information on patients. Thirdly I don't like your tone." The therapist replied.

"Excuse me? Is that anyway to talk to police officers? I didn't think so ma'am." Rick laughed.

"Oh... Sorry sir. Hey Lilly, can we reschedule? Go talk to Bill please. Thank you darling. Buh-bye now." The therapist faked a smile.

Lilly ( the patient ) left the room awkwardly.
"Take a seat. Rick is it? Er Bow?" The therapist squinted.

"I go by Rick. And you are?" Rick scratched his head.

"Oh... Me? I'm Thalia Moore. The girl who chased you your whole life while you chased that dumb blonde, Sylvia. Yup. That's me. I know, I'm still the same girl. Not married. No kids. How bout you?" The therapist raised a brow.

"Thalia? Oh, darlin! I'm so sorry! If I would've known how much older Sylvia was.... I would've picked you. Ya know?" Rick hugged Thalia.

"I knew all along. She is like ten years older then you, right? I'm two years younger than you. 43." Thalia smiled.

"Whoa! Thalia? You look 22 again." Rick blushed.

"Oh, you." Thalia pushed him.

"Guys? Mr. Barter? Thalia. I need to ask you, what do you know about Mr. Barter?" Jade frowned.

"Oh. Sorry. Uhhh... Sylvia told me that her father murdered her mother and older brother when he came home drunk one night. He accidentally murdered the mother when they got in a fight. The brother was a witness and was murdered to keep quiet. The father was so devastated at his loss that he kicked Sylvia out. Jakob was old enough to be on his own. Sylvia was too but she was scared she told me. She moved in with her brother up on Grimm street.

"Sylvia said that the house was evil. She moved out shortly after she moved in. Jakob wanted her to stay, but she wouldn't do it. Sylvia said she didn't know that her mother and brother were murdered. Her father lied and said that they had an illness and were at the hospital. When she found out that they died, she came to believe her father. 3 years after their murder, they found evidence in Calvin's basement of the murders. She also mentioned something about the house...

"It's hard to explain. I'm on lunch break. I'll have an appointment with you tomorrow. 2:00 okay?" Thalia finished.

"Listen sweetheart, we need ya to stay here and answer all the questions. Now, what did she mention about the house?" Rick coughed.

"Why are you asking me all this?" Thalia covered her face.

"Rick? It's 5:25." Jade said.

"We'll be 5 more minutes. We ask ya all this cause Jakob Barter disappeared after a man anonymously called Jade and said he needed help and that she had spoken to em' earlier. He screamed and hung up." Rick replied.

"I forgot to mention... The same man called my house phone saying that I was too late to help him." Jade scratched her head.

"Sylvia told me that Jakob started rebuilding the house. There was creepy voices in the house not belonging to one another. They were scared. Jakob rebuilt the attic. Sylvia said that he got sick after. He started acting funny. Jakob wasn't that sick though. After he finished the basement he was seriously ill. He started to scare her she said. That's when she moved out. S'all I know." Thalia shrugged her shoulders.

"Rick! I have got to go meet Ken. It's 5:40!" Jade complained.

"Oh. I'll stay here, Kay?" Rick frowned.

"How will you get home?" Jade asked.

"I'll call Bill the new guy, just go." Rick told her.

"The police officer?" Jade said.

"Yes go." He nodded.