The Forgiven by Ian Mcluckie (books for 10th graders TXT) π
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This is a story of love, pain & anger that can live on for centurys. We start with William Wallace and the love that cured his wounds & his promise to return & rescue his love 1000years after he made that promise...Present day. A young man has just inherited a large Scottish Hunting Estate called Wallace House where a promise and a memory still linger on waiting for the return of her love. The Ghost of a young woman punished for taking her own life, hundred of years ago still walks within this home, but she is not alone.
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Alec β , David said while patting Alec on the shoulder .
β One other thing David , this is an old house with lots of memories . Its been around a long time and thereβs some strange goings on , nothing dangerous but strange all the same β . David shot up of the chair , β what do you mean , its haunted Iβm going to be chased out the house by some mad axeman β .
β No , no β , laughed Alec , I didnβt mean to scare you , Iβve been here 30 years and never seen the mad axeman , but Iβve seen something strange , not of this world but beautiful all the same β .
β God youβve got my heart going now Alec , is there a gun in the house β , David said with a nervous grin .
β Now I wish I hadnβt told you now , youβll be safe enough , I better go now if you need me , just phone the numbers beside the phone at the front door β .
β Ok Alec , and thanks for everything , youβve been very kind . Iβm meeting with aunties lawyer Bill , then Iβll tell you what Iβm going to do with the house β .
β So you havenβt decided to sell then β , asked Alec .
β Well I would like to keep it , but I donβt know if I could afford the upkeep , I hope thereβs some cash with the house Alec , but wait and see what Bill says , it all rests with that unfortunately β .
β Ok David , enjoy the house have a good look around , I think youβll find a few surprises for you just around the corner , pleasant ones only β .
β I can hardly wait β , said David sounding a little nervous . The two made there way to the front door and Alec left . David stood in the hall way just looking around , feeling alone and a little uncomfortable .
He was alone now , in a house that made him nervous . He felt aware that it held many memoryβs , and not all of them good , he was sure . Like lots of other people you can walk around a strange house , and get a number of different vibrations , and some he did not like .
β Ok David , first things first lets gets some lights on , if Iβm going to run into the grim reaper then I want to see him first , so I can run like hell β , he laughed , β come on what age am I , 25 years old not a kid , want a bet β , he laughed again this time glad to hear a familiar voice in his ears , even though the house by now was pretty dark . β Its too quiet in hear β , he said making his way up the stairs to get his cd player in his gear bag . As he made his way up the stairs , he suddenly froze near the top , he had seen a shape and it had moved . For the first time in his life he was scared , very scared , the shape moved again , and he felt panic begin to rise inside .
β Oh christ , hello β , he shouted , β is there someone there β . There was no answer only a scraping sound .
β Fuck , whereβs the switch β , he thought as he franticly searched the wall for the light switch . He froze again , the sound had moved closer , and now he felt terror inside but continued to search the wall for the switch . Davidβs hand brushed something , it was the switch he made a grab for it and flicked it . Suddenly all the lights came on in the hallway and he quickly scanned it while walking backwards towards the stairs incase he needed to bolt for it . Now in front of his eyes was the thing that had scared him so much , it was a cat , a blooming moggie just sitting there looking at him .
β Bloody hell , how did you get in β , David said , as he moved toward the cat .
He knelt down and picked the cat up , which made a soft purr . David laughed and was glad to get rid of the tension .
β How did you get in here β , he asked the cat , β I wonder if you were my aunts β , he said stroking it . β I bet youβre hungry β , he said making his way down the stairs toward the kitchen , leaving the hall behind and unaware that the cat was not alone in the hall , and that it had a companion , a very strange and ghostly companion .
In the kitchen David gave his new found friend some milk and a little cold meat from the fridge that Alecβs wife had left . The cat ate the meal with relish and great satisfaction , as if it hadnβt been fed for a few days .
β My did you give me a fright little one , Alecβs story really got to me I nearly crapped myself up there β , he chuckled but really glad of the company .
β I wonder what other surprises this place has in store for me β , he asked half expecting the cat to answer him . By this time the cat had finished its meal and had jumped down from the table and made its way to the front door . David followed it and opened the door , the cat ran out into the darkness .
β I take it you have a hot date β , he shouted after it , β but please no singing to youβre girl friend , I want to sleep tonight β , David laughed and closed the door , and locked it .
β Ok time to explore β , said David rubbing his hands together and made for the living room . β What a grand place β , he thought as he strolled into it and walked over to the portrait of lady Elizabeth . β My , I could go for a girl like you β, he said to the painting . β Youβve got all the qualityβs I like in a girl , looks , a place of your own and of course money , but the temper that will need to go , I think a course of H.R.T. might do the trick β , he laughed remembering that his mother had a terrible temper , but after H.R.T. she was a pussy cat . And if it could work for her then it could for you β , he said tapping the portrait ,β Lady Elizabeth β .
David strolled about the rest of the house , going from room to room picking up things of interest that caught his eye .
β Some of this is worth money β , he thought , β really old , an antique dealer would give his right arm to get in here β . David looked at and picked over some other pieces that interested him . He thought of selling some of it , that way he could keep the house , but it would be a shame to start breaking it all up , but I suppose I could , only as a last resort he decided .
David yawned tired from his eventful day , β time for bed β , he thought , and started to make his way up the stairs to the bedroom , David started switching of the lights as he went up , leaving the house behind him in total darkness . Suddenly a light he had just switched , suddenly came back on , he stopped dead in his tracks , too scared to turn around and too scared to run for the bedroom . Slowly he turned around half expecting to see someone standing behind him , but there was no one . He let out a breath of air unaware he had been holding it .
β This place is getting to me β , he said , β its probably a faulty switch β . Reaching out he flicked the switch again and the house was plunged into darkness again .
Not hanging about in the hallway , he quickly made his way to his bedroom humming a little tune , and feeling more than a little spooked .
David got ready for bed and switched on his compact disk player and was glad the music brought a comforting effect to his unusual surroundings . Getting into bed he was glad the bedroom had a bathroom as he didnβt fancy a late night trip back into the hallway . Leaning over he switched off the bedside light and the cd player , and lay back thinking about what it must have been like here , when the place was filled with lords and ladyβs having grand balls and partyβs . People would have been wined and dined , and sat about bragging about this and that , and of course brought along there mistress to have there bit of fun . I wonder how many had been in here or maybe died in here , he didnβt like to think of that so he put it to the back of his mind . Thinking only pleasant thoughts , he soon drifted into a deep peaceful sleep .
In the middle of the night , while he was asleep . Someone came into his bedroom , not by the usual method of the door , but by walking through the wall . This someone was a women , a very beautiful one , she walked round his room looking at all the strange things this man had
β One other thing David , this is an old house with lots of memories . Its been around a long time and thereβs some strange goings on , nothing dangerous but strange all the same β . David shot up of the chair , β what do you mean , its haunted Iβm going to be chased out the house by some mad axeman β .
β No , no β , laughed Alec , I didnβt mean to scare you , Iβve been here 30 years and never seen the mad axeman , but Iβve seen something strange , not of this world but beautiful all the same β .
β God youβve got my heart going now Alec , is there a gun in the house β , David said with a nervous grin .
β Now I wish I hadnβt told you now , youβll be safe enough , I better go now if you need me , just phone the numbers beside the phone at the front door β .
β Ok Alec , and thanks for everything , youβve been very kind . Iβm meeting with aunties lawyer Bill , then Iβll tell you what Iβm going to do with the house β .
β So you havenβt decided to sell then β , asked Alec .
β Well I would like to keep it , but I donβt know if I could afford the upkeep , I hope thereβs some cash with the house Alec , but wait and see what Bill says , it all rests with that unfortunately β .
β Ok David , enjoy the house have a good look around , I think youβll find a few surprises for you just around the corner , pleasant ones only β .
β I can hardly wait β , said David sounding a little nervous . The two made there way to the front door and Alec left . David stood in the hall way just looking around , feeling alone and a little uncomfortable .
He was alone now , in a house that made him nervous . He felt aware that it held many memoryβs , and not all of them good , he was sure . Like lots of other people you can walk around a strange house , and get a number of different vibrations , and some he did not like .
β Ok David , first things first lets gets some lights on , if Iβm going to run into the grim reaper then I want to see him first , so I can run like hell β , he laughed , β come on what age am I , 25 years old not a kid , want a bet β , he laughed again this time glad to hear a familiar voice in his ears , even though the house by now was pretty dark . β Its too quiet in hear β , he said making his way up the stairs to get his cd player in his gear bag . As he made his way up the stairs , he suddenly froze near the top , he had seen a shape and it had moved . For the first time in his life he was scared , very scared , the shape moved again , and he felt panic begin to rise inside .
β Oh christ , hello β , he shouted , β is there someone there β . There was no answer only a scraping sound .
β Fuck , whereβs the switch β , he thought as he franticly searched the wall for the light switch . He froze again , the sound had moved closer , and now he felt terror inside but continued to search the wall for the switch . Davidβs hand brushed something , it was the switch he made a grab for it and flicked it . Suddenly all the lights came on in the hallway and he quickly scanned it while walking backwards towards the stairs incase he needed to bolt for it . Now in front of his eyes was the thing that had scared him so much , it was a cat , a blooming moggie just sitting there looking at him .
β Bloody hell , how did you get in β , David said , as he moved toward the cat .
He knelt down and picked the cat up , which made a soft purr . David laughed and was glad to get rid of the tension .
β How did you get in here β , he asked the cat , β I wonder if you were my aunts β , he said stroking it . β I bet youβre hungry β , he said making his way down the stairs toward the kitchen , leaving the hall behind and unaware that the cat was not alone in the hall , and that it had a companion , a very strange and ghostly companion .
In the kitchen David gave his new found friend some milk and a little cold meat from the fridge that Alecβs wife had left . The cat ate the meal with relish and great satisfaction , as if it hadnβt been fed for a few days .
β My did you give me a fright little one , Alecβs story really got to me I nearly crapped myself up there β , he chuckled but really glad of the company .
β I wonder what other surprises this place has in store for me β , he asked half expecting the cat to answer him . By this time the cat had finished its meal and had jumped down from the table and made its way to the front door . David followed it and opened the door , the cat ran out into the darkness .
β I take it you have a hot date β , he shouted after it , β but please no singing to youβre girl friend , I want to sleep tonight β , David laughed and closed the door , and locked it .
β Ok time to explore β , said David rubbing his hands together and made for the living room . β What a grand place β , he thought as he strolled into it and walked over to the portrait of lady Elizabeth . β My , I could go for a girl like you β, he said to the painting . β Youβve got all the qualityβs I like in a girl , looks , a place of your own and of course money , but the temper that will need to go , I think a course of H.R.T. might do the trick β , he laughed remembering that his mother had a terrible temper , but after H.R.T. she was a pussy cat . And if it could work for her then it could for you β , he said tapping the portrait ,β Lady Elizabeth β .
David strolled about the rest of the house , going from room to room picking up things of interest that caught his eye .
β Some of this is worth money β , he thought , β really old , an antique dealer would give his right arm to get in here β . David looked at and picked over some other pieces that interested him . He thought of selling some of it , that way he could keep the house , but it would be a shame to start breaking it all up , but I suppose I could , only as a last resort he decided .
David yawned tired from his eventful day , β time for bed β , he thought , and started to make his way up the stairs to the bedroom , David started switching of the lights as he went up , leaving the house behind him in total darkness . Suddenly a light he had just switched , suddenly came back on , he stopped dead in his tracks , too scared to turn around and too scared to run for the bedroom . Slowly he turned around half expecting to see someone standing behind him , but there was no one . He let out a breath of air unaware he had been holding it .
β This place is getting to me β , he said , β its probably a faulty switch β . Reaching out he flicked the switch again and the house was plunged into darkness again .
Not hanging about in the hallway , he quickly made his way to his bedroom humming a little tune , and feeling more than a little spooked .
David got ready for bed and switched on his compact disk player and was glad the music brought a comforting effect to his unusual surroundings . Getting into bed he was glad the bedroom had a bathroom as he didnβt fancy a late night trip back into the hallway . Leaning over he switched off the bedside light and the cd player , and lay back thinking about what it must have been like here , when the place was filled with lords and ladyβs having grand balls and partyβs . People would have been wined and dined , and sat about bragging about this and that , and of course brought along there mistress to have there bit of fun . I wonder how many had been in here or maybe died in here , he didnβt like to think of that so he put it to the back of his mind . Thinking only pleasant thoughts , he soon drifted into a deep peaceful sleep .
In the middle of the night , while he was asleep . Someone came into his bedroom , not by the usual method of the door , but by walking through the wall . This someone was a women , a very beautiful one , she walked round his room looking at all the strange things this man had
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