Spectral Beauty {Insidious/Specs}

one

Jessie Lambert was blinded by the lights peeking through the curtains. It was the first morning at her new home where she lived with her older brother Josh, sister in law Renai, her two nephews Dalton and Foster, and her niece Cali. She left her room and went into the living room where Renai and Dalton were looking through some pictures. She sat down on the floor beside them.

"Jessie, you wouldn't happen to know if Josh kept any pictures from when he was younger?" Renai asked.

"No, and I don't think any were kept of me either. We never really had our pictures taken that much" Jessie explained.

"Show me a picture of when I was a little kid" Dalton asked.

"You are a little kid. You were wonderful" Renai said, and then Cali started to cry. "You certainly didn't cry as much as your little sister, but she's up" 

"Come on Dalton, let's get dressed and eat some breakfast" Jessie said.

~

Jessie was leaning against the counter eating cereal from a bowl while Renai was on the phone. Dalton was at the table while Foster was on the floor. There were still boxes all over the kitchen. Foster asked Renai for a bowl so she reached into one of the boxes and pulled out a mug.

"Here" she said

"It's too small" Foster said when Renai gave him the cup.

"Just make it work" Renai went back to talking on the phone. 

"Morning guys" Josh said as he entered the kitchen. After Renai fixed his tie, he poured himself a cup of coffee. "Jess, how's your novel coming so far?"

"It's getting there" Jessie responded. She was currently working on her first novel. It was a horror novel. The plot of it was a cliched paranormal story, but she needed to start somewhere. Renai finally got off the phone.

"Foster, can you please get up off the floor?" she said as she walked by him. Josh walked over to the table and grabbed one of the apples. He took a bite into it before realizing it was wax.

 "What is this? Wax? Don't we have actual fruit?" Josh said. Renai came back into the kitchen.

"Honey," she started, looking at Dalton. "If you wanna read my books, that's fine just please don't leave them all over the floor"

"I didn't touch your books" Dalton said. 

"I gotta go" Josh said before he kissed Dalton and Foster on the head.

"You're not going to take the boys to school?" Renai asked

"I can't" Josh kissed Cali on the forehead.

"Are you going to pick them up?"

"I can't today. I've got a PTA meeting. I totally forgot" 

"Why didn't you tell me?" Renai asked. Josh gave her a kiss, and then kissed Jessie's cheek before leaving.

"Renai, if you want me to, I can take the boys today and I can pick them up" Jessie offered.

"Are you sure? I know you've got your story to work on and---" 

"It's okay. Besides, I'm having a serious case of writer's block" 

~

"Aunt Jessie, what is your story about?" Dalton asked.

"Well, it's about a family that moves into a house but the house is haunted. I'm lacking inspiration for it right now though. I don't know what to write" Jessie said.

"Could we read it when you're done?" Foster asked.

"I guess you could, but it's gonna be a while yet" Jessie pulled up in front of the school. "Alright you two. I'll pick you up around 3:30, okay?"

"Okay Aunt Jessie" both Dalton and Foster said. They both got out of the car and went into the school. Jessie didn't drive away until she knew that they were both safely in the school. Before heading home, she stopped to pick up some coffee for her and Renai. Jessie knew Renai would be working on her music. That meant Jessie could try working on her novel. 

She just hoped that her writer's block will be gone soon. Hopefully something will give her inspiration, or maybe even someone.