Eyes of White

Chapter 4: The Beauty of the Old House

The house was magnificent. The door had opened to a wide entry room, with a roof at least four storeys up. The floors were like balconies, circling the ceiling, once, twice, perhaps even a third time. The ceiling was glass and a chandelier hung from the top. It sent delightful rainbows all over the place, highlighting certain things, like the spiral staircase to the left, or the glass elevator to the right, or the crystalline statues sitting on every table and dresser, in every cabinet and cupboard. They were of rainbows and cats, elves and horses. They caught the rainbows and refracted them to other statues, which made it look like they were just playing. All around them were the sounds of wind chimes, giving the illusion of laughter.

Zania smiled. "Do you like it?" Her voice echoed through the chamber.

"YES!" shouted the twins, their voice being caught and thrown around like the rainbows.

"Well, I'll give you a tour, then we can have lunch." Zania began to briskly walk up the spiral staircase, which made metal echoing sounds. The twins had to run to keep up.

Zania swept down the hall like a whirlwind, sending a shiver through the twins as they remembered the twister earlier that day...

Technically, it happened yesterday, since the twister was at 9pm and now was... what was it?

"Gra - Zania," Penelope began, "what time is it?"

"Oh, you can check the clock down the hallway. Now, through here is the study." Zania switched subjects fast, like there was something wrong with knowing the time, and tapped on a brown door. "And here is the kitchen/ dining room. Now, let's go to the next storey. Your bedrooms are there, but that's all. Oh, there's also the playroom, and the... the..." Zania paused to think of another room. "The... ah, yes, the storage room. You mustn't go in there, nor onto the third floor. And the fourth, out-of-house floor is off limits for the time being. I might let you go there... later. So, Penelope, your room's right here, and Persephone, over there. The playroom is over there, and that other door is the storage room. So, let's go eat. I have roasted some chicken and cooked some vegetables. I have bread if you would like a sandwich, or you can just eat with your fingers. It will be really quite nice. I unfortunately have no sauce, though. Please, follow me. Would you like some hot chocolate? I can ice it if you wish."

~~Woo! Yay! Yummy! Vote! Troubletwisters!~~