Shh it all occured in the past. by Adalina Cruz (beginner reading books for adults .TXT) 📕

Camilia had left it,she opened the door quietly and was surprised to see the lights on.A smell of cinnamon flowed in through the kitchen.Camilia walked towards the kitchen Mrs.Wellignton was in the kitchen making cinnamon cookies again "hullo" said Camilia as she sat down on one of the stools Mrs.Wellignton turned around and stared at her with her imense Brown buttons they seemed to gleam in the light her sewn mouth opened "Hello child come for one of my famous cookies have you?" she said in a dry raspy voice,Camilia nodded.Mrs.wellignton continued baking while Camilia ate her cookie and while she baked she sang in her dry raspy voice
Graceful Grace knocked on my door asked me if i knew Miss.Noor i nodded yes to Graceful Grace and then she transformed....a graceful dancer she quite was but quite sad as was what had been done poor Grace fell and broke her neck and danced again she never quite did.
camilia didn't understand what the song meant but it was a sad melody and Mrs.wellignton's buttons always seemed wet when she sang that song almost as if she had cried .Camilia's chair tipped backwards on it own she screamed as she hit the floor with a thud a pain shot up her spine to her neck.Mrs.Wellignton continued singing
Graceful Grace knocked on my door asked me if i knew Miss.Noor i nodded yes to Graceful Grace and then she transformed....a graceful dancer she quite was but quite sad as was what had been done poor Grace fell and broke her neck and danced again she never quite did.
Camilia got up from the floor her neck throbbed "im going upstairs Mrs.Wellington" she said meekly Mrs.Wellington stopped singing and said "watch out for Grace my dear she is quite angry right now" Camilia nodded and then grimaced in pain her neck throbbed again "why did i fall of my chair?" Mrs.wellignton's buttons gleamed "like i said she's angry" then she pointed behind Camilia.Camilia turned around but saw no one.She walked out of the kitchen alarmed the house was dark again then a spotlight turned on in the center of the room and in the center of the spotlight was a girl tall with radiant black hair and a pink tutu she had light brown eyes, camilia was petrified there she was in the spotlight yet here she was standing the other Camilia twirled,Camilia felt heresef move she also twirled the other camilia leaped through the air,Camilia leaped through the air then the other camilia stopped and smiled "Do you know miss.Noor?" Camilia's heart raced "No" "ah a quite good ballerina she was everyone preffered her over me...but she had way more years of expirence...." hearing her other self talk knowing she had said nothing creeped Camilia out "oh" Camilia said "i knocked door to door asking if they knew Miss.Noor they all nodded yes so i danced and showed off but one day i knocked on this exact door this house so i danced i tripped and fell on a garden gnome it broke my neck damaged my spinal cord and i died right here" the other camilia said "but of course i can't show my true self it is a corpse dead gross so i borrowed yours for a bit" she continued.Mrs.welligntons singing came from the kitchen dry an raspy
Graceful Grace knocked on my door asked me if i knew Miss.Noor i nodded yes to Graceful Grace and then she transformed....a graceful dancer she quite was but quite sad as was what had been done poor Grace fell and broke her neck and danced again she never quite did.
that song made more sense to Camilia it was Grace's story.The lights turned on and Grace disapeered but now on the floor was Logan Thompson and Gracie Thompson sprawled on the floor thier eyes expressionless and thier mouths twisted in horror.Camilia gasped and backed up then stopped when she bumped into something she turned around slowly and there behind here was Grace the dead ballerina one her blond hair was twisted in tangles and her ballerina suit was stained a penetrating red her head was tilted to the side because her neck was broken and bleeding her mouth was in a snarl "your turn show me what you've got" Camilia wanted to scream but had no voice.Her body jerked and whatever grace did her body did the same then on the floor a gnome apeared Camilia gasped in horror as Grace tripped and fell on the gnome which impaled her neck and broke it.Camilia jerked forward as she began to dance and spin then she felt her body wobble.She heard Mrs.wellignton's voice "poor Grace fell and broke her neck and danced again she never quite did." she fell backwards and then she found her voice she screamed then she found blackness.

chapter 5: Consequences

Camilia blinked she was sprawled on the floor next to the gnome she missed it by a few centimeters she had bumped the floor really hard instead and passed out.Camilia got up supporting her weight with her arms she stood on shaky legs then when some of the dizziness had passed she ran out the door.She collapsed 15 blocks before reaching Bryan's apartment.She awoke with a major head ache and a nurse peering at her curiously "Can you hear me alright miss?" the nurse asked.Camilia strained her neck to look around the nurse and saw Bryan sitting down on a chair with his hands on his face,Camilia could tell he wasn't crying more like he was exaspertated. Camilia spent 3 days in the hospital before they released her.At Bryan's apartment he handed some papers to Camilia
The home itself is described by realtors as a lovely Dutch Colonial with five bedrooms, 3-1/2 baths, and joke, joke, perhaps a ghost or two. The local news reports that the house at the corner of Elm street was on the market for $400, but it is not known what it actually sold for.
The house became a sensation in 1977 when Alicia Ferroro's book, "The Guests" came out, detailing a real murderous rampage that had been carried out in the house. Some 26 years ago, Robert Derts . was found misssing after some guests had stayed over and his wife disapeered not a week later at that address. And a family who bought the house after these dissapeerings were found dead in thier home.Many say they see strange things when dared to go inside but Despite its sordid history, the house was only on the market for 70 days before another family bought the house,they too disapeered after some "guests" had stayed over ,thier daughter who we shall keep anoymous is an orphan who now is wondering off on her own . Town realtors say that some high-end homes like this one have remained on the market for over a year. They describe the house today as charming and well-maintained, with a very different look from its days of horror.
The person who is selling it now, did a lot of work to transform the property, including putting in a boathouse, and replacing the bulk head, the central air conditioning, the gas heating system, the roof, the windows, the sprinkler system, the central stereo system, the deck and the patio.
Camilia read the article over again "so everyone knows about this house?" "apparently" bryan replied sitting on the bean bag chair "But i was wondering how did your mom and dad ever get thier hands on the painting 'A secret bless you'?" "i know that your mom was his daughter but didn't the painting get stolen?" Camilia stayed quiet "Im going... im just saying lets just put the case to rest for a while okay?" She said sounding irritated.Bryan glared at the wall for a second then nodded at Camilia,she trotted to his bedroom then she came back carrying a small suitcase "i think its time for me to head home" she said tears streaming down her face.Bryan stood up his emerarld green eyes twinkling in the light "don't Cam it's dangerous in there you know what happened last time." Camilia wiped her eyes with the back of her hand; then before Bryan could stop her she rushed out the door the wind rushing by her making her feel cold her sleeveless shirt now fluttering behind her she ran and exited the building.Outside the sky had been splashed with black paint.Thick gray clouds hovered the air splashing water below; thick raindrops landed on Camilia soaking her thoughrouly her black damp hair clung to her face,in the rain it was imposssible to tell if she was crying.She quickened her steps and looked down puddles lay in every dent on the sidewalk,her tears fell on the sidewalk making the puddles even larger.Bryan rushed out the building and saw Camilia turning the corner walking really fast.The rain came down faster and more thicker Bryan's sandy-blond hair stuck to his face , he removed strands away from his face then scanned the street it was empty no sign of life the sky threatened to bring more rain and maybe even lightning .Bryan ran with all his strength but failed to catch up to Camilia 'what had gotten into her?why had she suddnly become so sensible like that it was as if something snapped inside her' Bryan thought.Camilia ran as fast as her feet could carry her then she bumped into something or someone and she fell backwards she closed her eyes for a second wondering what she had done to deserve such misfortune; she wanted the days where her mother and father would be there to comfort her in the night,the days where her father would be so frustraded with work so he would run his fingers through his Midnight colored hair then smile stand up and take Camilia to the ice-cream shop,she got her looks from her mother her eyes the color of wet sand,and her lips and nose.But her shiny straight black short hair that came from her father; her mother had light caramel drizzled hair with blond highlights."Camilia are you okay?" said a distant voice it was familiar.Her eyelids fluttered open but she only saw the dark rainy sky then a face came into view she stood up.In front of her stood Henry McCarter: he had a mop of brown hair that reached his eyes but you could tell he wanted a haircut because he constantly removed his hair from his face,he had thick rimmed black glasses on his nose,aqua-green eyes and a pearly smile he's what a blondie popular girl might call Curdy a mix between cute and nerdy,She smiled politely "Yea sorry i wan't looking " Henry removed damp hair from his face but the hair went back on his face "Hey no prob....I was wondering will you go to the dance with me" he asked, his already colored cheeks burned brighter,Camilia looked over her shoulder Bryan was approaching her "Cam wait!!" Bryan yelled after her, she let