The Boy – Day 5

“Tommy, the policeman called this morning. He said they think they know what happened to that girl you saw in the house.”

Tommy really didn’t want to hear any more about that lady, the other lady, or that house, but he just mumbled ,” yeah.”

“Yes Tommy. Turns out she used to live there as a young child. The family moved away about ten years ago, after their other daughter died.”

“For some reason, the girl returned to the house and was living up in the attic. She must have fallen through the rotting floor and broke her neck.”

“Mom, how did the first girl die?” Tommy wasn’t sure why he wanted to know.

“Hmmm, the paper says the first girl use to run around without any shoes. Apparently a rat bit her and she died of the infection it caused.”

Tommy stopped eating his cereal for a second. No shoes. Hates rats. Dead girls.

It was too much for his ten year old brain to handle.

Draining the milk from the bowl, Tommy muttered, “Going to go play with the guys” and ran out the back door.