Train Ride Part II
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:31 pm
Her mind raced, she could feel her heartbeat hard and strong in her jugular. This couldn't be, it simply couldn't! Shaking, she forced her hands into the chest, she could hear them brushing against the bottom. NOTHING! There is NOTHING in here! She sat back and almost started to cry, she would get caught for sure now. Flora remembered something, the chest had been too heavy to move, why was it so heavy if it was empty? Regaining her composure, her hands went to the handles on the side and she pushed the chest back. It moved easily. Was she just imagining the heft? No. It didn't move the first time, she couldn't pick it up no matter how hard she tried.
Her gaze fell upon the straps that were once holding the chest shut. Then mentally she traced the very far one that was on the left side of the chest. She saw it, the nail, a nail had worked it's way into the leather, holding the chest down when she attempted to move it. Something was still not right, if the nail had worked it's way up there would be some sort of dimpling of the leather, the head of the nail was clearly on top of the strap. It had been nailed down! She pushed the chest back futher until all the straps where exposed, a nail head protruded from every single one. What in the world is this?Flora asked herself. She stood up and pulled on the first strap, it wouldn't move, she went to the far right strap and pulled on that one, still no movement. It wasn't until she had a firm grip on the middle one and pulled with all her might that the floor board gave way.
Flora went flying back onto her butt with a loud thump. She laughed at herself then scambled back to the now open floor to look inside. She could not believe what she was seeing. Right there, on the top was a river of pink. She pulled the object out, held it up in front of her and started to laugh. A dress, a man sized dress! Oh Jacob, I have you now!she heard herself say above the laughter. Flora spent most of the day pulling out treasure after treasure from beneath those attic floor boards. For the first time in five years, she could not wait until her husband came home after work.
To be continued........
Her gaze fell upon the straps that were once holding the chest shut. Then mentally she traced the very far one that was on the left side of the chest. She saw it, the nail, a nail had worked it's way into the leather, holding the chest down when she attempted to move it. Something was still not right, if the nail had worked it's way up there would be some sort of dimpling of the leather, the head of the nail was clearly on top of the strap. It had been nailed down! She pushed the chest back futher until all the straps where exposed, a nail head protruded from every single one. What in the world is this?Flora asked herself. She stood up and pulled on the first strap, it wouldn't move, she went to the far right strap and pulled on that one, still no movement. It wasn't until she had a firm grip on the middle one and pulled with all her might that the floor board gave way.
Flora went flying back onto her butt with a loud thump. She laughed at herself then scambled back to the now open floor to look inside. She could not believe what she was seeing. Right there, on the top was a river of pink. She pulled the object out, held it up in front of her and started to laugh. A dress, a man sized dress! Oh Jacob, I have you now!she heard herself say above the laughter. Flora spent most of the day pulling out treasure after treasure from beneath those attic floor boards. For the first time in five years, she could not wait until her husband came home after work.
To be continued........
