You changed my life [Rammstein]

Chapter 40: The souvenirs box

POV JIMAIMA:

Everything is back in order between my ex and me, even as our reconciliation has trailed the one with his other friends. I watch them take care of the dinner and go upstairs to visit the place.

The agents had sent me some of the house's pictures, but it was from outside and I want to visit the inside. I contemplate each plot with admiration.

-All this splendor and they left it to go live elsewhere. I say, continuing my visit of the places.

At the end of the corridor, a chain that hangs from the ceiling attracts my gaze. I walk with quick steps to the wall then grab it and pull it. That makes a crack and then stairs fall from the ceiling, dragging dust on me.

-Holy crap !! I swear between my teeth, shaking my clothes and my hair.

I see the others coming towards me from the outside floor. They seem worried and curious at the same time to know what happened.

-Pardon me... I mumble. I saw the chain hanging from the ceiling and I couldn't stop pulling it.

-Still curious and awkward... Exclaimed Michaela, rolling her eyes.

I don't pay attention to their conversations and stand up to look at the black hole in the ceiling, I don't see very well because of my glasses covered with dust. I remove them and wipe them and then put them back.

-I don't care about what's up there, but I want to go up. Announces Emil, preparing to engrave the first step of the staircase.

The others don't hold him and my lover rises and then lights his cell phone's lamp to better see in the darkness that invades the attic. A long time passes then Reinke goes down.

-I found a lot of things not very important plus two boxes. He announces, passing his hand over his little beard. We should get them down.

-Ok, and after this we'll go to eat because I'm hungry. Exclaims Merlin.

The three boys go up and bring down two boxes that they deposit in the living room before going to the bathroom to get rid of their clothes. While we finish depositing the table.

Everyone seems in a hurry to finish his plate and find out what's in the boxes. Once the dinner is over, the table is cleared and the dishes are put in the dishwasher. After that, we all gather in the living room.

-As long as it's your house, Khira and Merlin have to open the boxes. Says Mary.

The redhead kneels before the first cardboard and opens it to release a guitar with cut cords. Merlin, in turn, opens the other and discovers a wooden house.

-R and P !! Li exclaims. What does this mean?

I kneel beside my sister and take the guitar from her hands. I turn it over and discern the letters R and P also engraved on the back, surrounded by a heart. That sounds weird, but I think I know what it means.

-I think Richard was going out with a girl who's first name was starting with a P. Anna exclaims.

-No, I don't think so. Says Nele taking the guitar. This isn't an ESP from the collection but a LES PAUL, of Landers.

-So the P is now for Paul. Adds Merlin. So the R will be for Rebeca, Raschelle or Regina.

They really have humor about the initials engraved on Paul's guitar. But it will not remain so if they discover that it's Richard and Paul, quite simply.