The House in The Corn Field
"Come on Tyler" Harper whined as she ran off into the corn field across from their house.
" I'm coming don't get your underwear in a bundle." Tyler grunted as he pulled on his brand new navy blue coat. He then raced off after his little sister.As he raced into the corn he found no sign of his sister.
"Harper, Harper! Stop playing games, you know I'll find you." Tyler raced off deeper into the field. But there was still no sign of Harper. Tyler just kept running deeper and deeper into the corn. Until he heard a small cry off in the distance. He ran towards the cries to find his sister under an old house that he thought he recognized. She was on the ground with her legs caught under the front porches fencing.
"Harper what are you doing here? How did you find this place?" Tyler stammered as he tugged Harper out from under the fencing.
" I, I was running in the corn when I heard voices, voices as though they were having a conversation. I could not hear what they were saying so I followed the voices to this house. But then when I stepped onto the porch then the voices stopped. I went to walk off the front porch when something bit my pants leg and pulled me under. I tried escaping but I was stuck so I began to cry and then you found me." Harper stood up to immediately fall back down. Tyler grunted and picked her up and carried her home. Once they got home their father pulled in with their big black SUV.
"Tyler, Harper help you mother out of the car. I have to carry in Stewart" their father said as he opened the back door and took out the lime green baby carrier. He gave the door a gentle push and it began to close. Tyler and Harper raced to the passenger side of the SUV. They opened the door to their mother snoring.
" Mommy!!!" Harper squealed as she gave their mother a big hug. Their mother began to wake up and open her beautiful emerald green eyes.
" Oh, hi Harper can you and your brother help me in." Their mother whispered as she began to doze off again.
" Of course mother." Tyler said as he yanked on his mother's arm. After a few minutes they were in the house.
" So it's a boy" Tyler huffed as he laid his mother down on the auburn couch.
" Yup and he will be taking your room now." His father said as he withdrew the sleeping baby from it's carrier.
" What? No, no he can have Harper's room. And where am I suppose to sleep?" Tyler questioned angrily.
" Son Harper is younger than you and you besides that room beside the washing machine thats empty well that can be your new room. It'll be great!"
"You mean the basement. I am going to live in a basement! Maybe that's why I have no friends!" Tyler said as he dashed up stairs to his room. He slammed the door shut and flopped onto his Baseball themed bed. He laid there staring at the ceiling till the sun began to set. Then all of a sudden he bounced out of his bed and sped into his closet where he gathered a bag, some clothes, water, games, and the rest of his Halloween candy from this year. He then opened his window and climbed out of it into the maple tree near his window. Once he made it to the street he stopped. Where would he go? He has no friends. But then he saw the corn. He raced into the field and ran in the direction that he followed to find his sister earlier that day. He ran and ran till he saw the shadow of the old house. He walked onto the porch. Creeeek the board moaned as Tyler walked on them. right next to the door I noticed a dog dish. That must have been what bit Harper's jean's, Tyler thought to himself. Washington, hmm thats what I always wanted to name my dog that i never had,Tyler thought with a chuckle. He knocked on the door and it opened but there was no one on the other side. As he walked in he saw ahead of himself a dusty staircase with a dark banister. he walked in farther to smell a aroma of something that smelt like his mother's famous pineapple pie. He pushed the white swinging door open to find a older women who looked somewhat familiar standing over a pan humming to the song on the radio in a brightly lit western themed kitchen.
" Oh hello there, I guess there will be one more person for dinner. You will stay won't you. I will tell the others you're here" the woman said as she walked towards Tyler.
" My mother loves this song, the Mockingjay right?'' Tyler exclaimed.
" Oh I know" the woman said knowingly. "Scurry off now. I will call you for dinner." The woman then pushed Tyler out of the kitchen. Tyler turned around to say thank you to find the woman gone and the lights in the kitchen out. Confused, Tyler proceeded to walk up the now lit oak wood staircase. He walked all the way up to find a hallway lined with rooms. He walked to the first room. He was about to knock on the door when the door opened. He found a tall red headed woman.
"Hello, mother told me you were here. Please do come in." The woman said as she opened the door wider so Tyler could come in. He walked in to find a man and a little girl sitting at a black pub table in the middle of the room. Tyler sat on one of the open chairs as the woman took her spot too.
" So are you the owner's of this house?" Tyler asked looking at the little girl who he thought he knew.
" Oh no we are just here visiting my wife's brother. We are actually from California." The man said as he held the woman's hand.
" Thats cool my sister really wants to live in California when she grows up someday." Tyler said oddly.
" We best be getting ready for dinner. It was nice seeing you." The woman said as she opened the door. But as she closed the door the crack of light from under it disappeared. And light began to shine from under the door next to the first room. Tyler looked around curiously then he inched towards the door. Once he was in front of the door it opened. In front of him was a tall blonde haired man.
" Greetings, I've been expecting you. Please come take a seat." The man said walking to the floral covered couch. He followed him and sat on the matching loveseat across from him.
" So are you the woman in the first room's brother?" Tyler asked looking at the silver dripped chandelier.
" Ah, yes but I am not the owner my older brother owns the house. I am just visiting. This house actually belonged to our parents before. Then my brother bought it from them and fixed it up." The man said with a smile.
" Thats cool, could I meet your brother because I actually have a few questions for him" Tyler asked standing up.
" In time you will but you best be leaving. I must get ready for dinner." The man said showing Tyler the door. As the door shut Tyler raced to grab the handle but it was locked. Then just as the first room it's light disappeared. Tyler thought he might have known the man but now he was gone. Tyler looked around to find a door open. He crept to the door to find an elder man sitting on a wooden oak chair looking at him.
" Please do come in my wife told me you would be here soon." The gray haired man said tapping identical chair that was across from him.
" Oh, so you must be the original owners of this grand house."
" Yes, our eldest son bought this house from us and made everything in the house as beautiful as the sunsetting on the lake in the summer."
" I feel like I know you mister." Tyler said trying to think of all the people he knew.
" Of course you do. Now I must go help my wife with dinner. See ya at the round." The man said opening the cream colored door. Tyler walked out slowly as he remembered that his dad would always say that to him and his sister ten minutes before dinner was done. As the man shut the door the orange glow from under the door began to die. Tyler left his thought and followed the light to a double door that was open just a crack. He pushed both of the mint green doors open to find a women in a lavender dress looking out the window.
" I've been waiting for you. My name is Tara." The woman said turning around.
" Thats funny my chemistry partner has that same name.'' Tyler did not say it but he also had a crush on her.
" So you have met my father in law I see." The woman said in a mysterious way.
" Yes does that mean you are the owners wife?"
" Si senor, he is the sweetest husband and father in the world."
" May I ask where he is" Tyler said looking at the flower painting on the wall.
" He is around here somewhere. I now have to make the bread for dinner." The woman said pushing Tyler out of the room and shut the door slowly. The light was sealed in with the door. And the light reappeared with a click click click. Tyler walked in front of the navy blue door. The door opened to reveal a little boy playing with dinosaurs. Tyler walked in and sat on one of the dragon themed chairs that was a little too small for him.
" Grandma said you would come. I'm Kevin. Do you wanna play dino's with me?" The boy said handing Tyler a T- rex.
" Hmm my dad made me a T-rex that looked just like this." Tyler said moving the dino around in his hand.
" My dad moved all the bedrooms up here so then no one has to be alone like he was in the old basement next to the washer and dryer." The boy said crashing the dino into a building.
" Ya my dad and mom want me to live in the basement that's why I ran here." Tyler said looking down at the T-rex in his hand.
" I have to get dressed for dinner now. The door is right there please do shut it." Kevin said standing up. Tyler stood up handed the boy his dinosaur and made his way out. He shut the door as the light turned to dark.The final room lit up with a bang. Tyler sped to the open door to find a little blonde haired girl in a pink tutu on the floor. Once she noticed Tyler she jolted up from the ground.
" Hello I am Ellie please come in." The girl said jumping up and down. Tyler walked in looking around at all the pink in Ellie's room. " So are you Kevin's sister?"
" Yes I am sadly" Ellie said crossing her arms. Tyler laughed.
" Do you know where your dad is?" Tyler said.
" Yes but first you must taste my tea." Ellie said handing Tyler an empty cup. Tyler took the cup an took a "sip."
" Yummy, so where is your dad?" Tyler said handing the cup back to Ellie.
" He is in the entryway where you started you." Ellie said walking to her closet. Tyler said his thank you and farewell and raced to the entryway. When he raced the entryway the whole area was full of light. There was a man standing in front of the door.
" You have finally made it.Now I will tell you about this house." The man said looking at Tyler.
" As you know I bought this house from my parents and redid everything. Everything except for something I carved into the staircase when I was five years old. Please go look at it." The man said pointing to the staircase. Tyler walked over to the staircase. He bent down to where the carving was. It read Tyler Samuel Dassy. Tyler thought that's my name.
"That's my name!'' Tyler said turning around but when he turned around the house was dark, the man was gone, and the door was open. Tyler ran out the door. When he stepped out he heard yelling. Yelling that was coming from his dad and Harper. He ran to the edge of the clearing to find his sister and dad.
" Where were you Tyler!" his father said hugging Tyler.
"I was in that hous," Tyler said as he turned to find that the house was gone. " I was nowhere." Tyler said and hugged Harper." I better get home to start packing my stuff." Tyler half laughed and started heading home. |