London, March 3rd 1986
Lidya got downstairs and started preparing the breakfast. She looked at the clock : 8:23.
He'l be late if he doesn't get up.I'll just have to wake him.
"Norvile! Wake up! You'll be late for school!"
Lidya's screams woke up the pore Bolden who jumped scared from his basket. She turned around and patted him on the head.
"Sorry, buddy. But he's left only a couple of weeks until he finishes high-school and he can't screw it up now."
Lidya continued making breakfast,while Norvile came down a little dizzy. His eyes were as little as 2 beans. Lidya looked at him and said while putting bread in the toaster :
"What are you doing? Did you not hear me?"
"Oh, I heard you, in fact I think the whole London heard you!"
"Ha, funny. Hurry up or you'll be late."
"Ok,ok."
Norvile looked in the mirror and arranged his hair and clothes, and then he grabbed a toast and an apple and scuttled off the door. Lidya started to eat peacefully. Suddenly a noise interrupted her silence. She got up and answered the phone.
"Hello?"
Nobody answered, but she could feel a cold chill on her back.
"Hello? Is someone there?"
"Lidya..."
"Hhh..hello? Who's there? If it's a joke, then it's a very bad one."
"Lidya.."
Lidya slammed the phone back on the table and laid down an the sofa.This reminded her of the first time she had arrived to London. Everybody saw her as a stupid peasant and would make jokes about her. She always hated that kind of people; people who judge books by their covers. And, once again her silence was interrupted by the doorbell.
"Excuse me mam, are you Lidya Bouregard?"
"Yes"
"You got a letter from Charleston, South Carolina"
"Thank you"
"My dear Lya,
If you read this it means I'm dead. But don't worry about that, I was old...had it coming. What you really need to do right now is to get on a train and come home to take your inheritance. You must not let them take it. You know they all want it, they're obsessed with it...but if I'm writing this letter then i guess so am I. Oh, Lidya, you don't know how much I wanted to stay alive only to not let you deal with this. I'm sure you don't know what I'm talking about right now though I'm afraid you'll soon find out and for that I am terribly sorry. I hope one day you will find in your heart the power to forgive me. BUT WE MUST KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY. THAT'S THE ONLY RULE OF THE GAME.
Love, K.Bouregard"
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The Inheritance
ParanormalI don't know why they all wanted my inheritance : dead or alive. They all just wanted it. Some say that the plantation was haunted some say the inheritance was cursed. I think it's the second one...It simply changed every one around it, and not in g...
