“RAP, RAP, RAP”
WHEN MY GREAT-AUNT MATILDA DIED, HER HOUSE HAD TO BE SOLD SO I WENT THERE TO GET IT READY. IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 4 DAYS TO CLEAN IT UP SO I BROUGHT MY SLEEPING BAG AND SACKED IT OUT IN THE LIVING ROOM.
JUST AS I WAS FALLING ASLEEP, I HEARD A FAINT SOUND, LIKE “RAP, RAP, RAP”, SOMETHING IN THE DISTANCE. I GOT UP TO SEE IF I COULD FIND WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM.
AT THE BASE OF THE STEPS LEADING TO THE SECOND STORY, IT WAS LOUDER, “RAP, RAP, RAP” SO I CLIMBED THE STAIRS.
AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS, I HEARD IT AGAIN, LOUDER AND SEEMING TO COME FROM THE ATTIC STAIRS “RAP, RAP, RAP.” I OPENED THE DOOR TO THE ATTIC,…
