Female Novel
Chapter 238
Chapter 0238
If I had any tears left to give, I probably would have. However, I was just going through the emotions at
this point. Walking up the steps, Colt opened the front door for me. Penny had already walked in andwas
standing in the living room. There was a closet to my left. The wall extended and the T.V was mountedto
the wall. The livingroom opened up to my right. It was a good sized livingroom with two dark grey
couches facing eachother and two matching black recliners directly in front of the T.V. A glass coffee
table sat between the couches. An off grey rug extended between the two couches but came up shortfor
the recliners. The wood floor appeared to be original with the tiny slats.
Everything had wear spots like it was used but still in good shape. My first impression was homy. It was
the type of house you could walk into and put your feet up on the couch without worrying anyone would
be upset. Pictures were on the wall. I recognized our mother’s parents from other pictures dad showed
us. Since mom was the only child, I assumed the dated baby pictures were of her. The mantel hadnovelbin
pictures in a gold frame of who I assumed was mom growing up. One from when she was around nine
months and then when she was many five or six. The next was her high school prom and finally apicture
of her and dad with a swollen belly. They looked so in love.
“I kept everything as I found it. I wanted you to see it before we made any changes to it.” Penny said,
pulling my attention away from the pictures.
“If there is anything you want to take with you, just let me know.” Colt said as he came up beside me.He
took the picture I was just looking at and held it in his hands. “I’m not getting rid of anything but I’ll put
them in a safe place.”
“You’re right. This is just how I would have pictured it.” I whispered as I looked around. I kept noticingmore things the longer I looked. The white ceiling fan that had a gold pinstripe design to it. The curtains
were a solid sheer white that covered the wooden blinds. Even the faded white paint on the walls thatdesperately needed touched up.
“Over here is the kitchen with a small bathroom in the hallway.” Penny said as she left the kitchen. Thedoorway was larger than a traditional/doorway but still just a doorway. The kitchen was an L-shapedlayout with cabinets lining the left wall, just after another doorway that lead into the hall. A large islandsat in the middle with three stools and a small table pushed against the right wall.
I could see and smell the wood refinisher that Penny used to clean the light stained oak cabinets. Thegolden handles were shiny. Even the floral wallpaper that covered the kitchen was faded but cleaned.The wooden floors extended into the kitchen and from what I could see, down the hall. More pictures ofmom and dad or our grandparents hung on the wall. There was one with a large number of people in itthat I
wasn’t sure who they all were.
“That is mom’s family.” Colt said coming up to me. “Dad told me who everyone was: Not sure I’ll
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her parents and siblings.”