CHERISH - DREW THOMAS

the new house

1971 - Harrisville, Rhode Island 

A old car pulled into the driveway of a nicely built barn house. The sound of laughing children who gasped in astonishment at the big house followed the car all the way up to the house. "Here we are" roger, the father of the children announced.

The laughter and chatter died down as their father stepped out of the car, their mother following  shortly following after him. "Wow you hear that?" Roger asked his smiling wife over the top of the car roof. She stayed silent for a couple seconds trying to hear something. "I don't hear anything" she shook her head. "Exactly." 

The married couple walked to the doors next to them and opened them with a loud click. The 5 girls in the car began to excitedly chatter again as their mother helped them out of the car. Their eldest daughter, Andrea stepped out of the car and spoke to her father who she believed had practically stolen her and taken her to a terrible house in feb middle of nowhere. "God, were in the middle of nowhere." 

Roger paid no mind to Andreas comments and shut his car door, walking to the front door of their expensive-but-worth-it-house. His wife and kids followed behind him excitedly as Andrea shuffled her feet slowly behind the heard. Roger pulled the keys to the house out of his back pocket, placing them in the key hole. 

"I get my own room!" Announced Cindy, she placed one foot in front of the other so that she could race down the hallways to find her room as soon as the doors were opened. Her siblings all disagreed with her outrageous request, claiming that they should be the ones with her own room. 

When the door was opened, Roger stepped out of the way so his four daughters could race down to house. He stood at the door and turned around to se Andrea sulkily thumping her feet up the stairs and through the door. "Do I get to have my own room or do I have no say in that either?" 

Carolyn smiles at her as she walked past. Roger looked at his wife as if he had just stepped on dog poo. Carolyn places her hand on his shoulder and smiled up at him. "First cute boy she meets, she'll forget all about jersey." She promised, walking into the house. Roger sarcastically laughed at her. "Great, can't wait. 

Roger turned to his dog, Sadie who had sat herself down in front of the house and stuck her youngest out at him. "Come on, Sadie." He ordered, flicking his wrist in the direction of the open door. "Sadie lets go, pft." 

Roger stood in confusion for a second before grabbing her leash and trying to drag her into the house. "Hey, come." She almost seemed to be glued to the floor as she looked through the door in fear. 

He soon gave up and walked through the door leaving a scared dog behind on the porch. "Alright. Suit yourself." Her said, walking away.

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Two men in matching uniforms grabbed each side of a couch and carried it over to the house. Nancy folded the sides of a box and pulled it into her arms, hauling it across the grass and behind the men. "Corning through." She announced, she ducked her head underneath the couch and walked through the house and into the lounge room. 

"Where do you want it?" Asked one of the men carrying the couch. Roger stopped walking and looked at the men. He carried a matching couch half the size of the other and pointed to the lounge room. "Oh, put it over there." 

Cindy walked down the stairs, watching where she placed her feet very carefully. "Hey, Andrea? Where's my wind chime?" She asked her sister who stood next to the stairs, going through some boxes. "Uh, I think Nancy's got it in the other room." She replied.