"Come
on KC"! yelled her little brother Alex. Let’s look at our new
house. Ok, I’m coming Alex. KC said "look at this old painting.
It must be at least a billion years old. . KC’s mom, Joy, took Alex
and KC to their new room. When she came to kiss her goodnight, she
asked her mom what the old history was behind the house? And who lived
in it? Joy said, years ago this house belonged to an old painter.
It’s was in the 1800’s.rumor is he’s still here and it’s
haunted by him but he’s not a mean person. AWWW! No its not haunted
said KC because, KC don’t believe in spirits. As she was looking at
the old picture it look liked the wall shook, it fell off, she saw the
man's name and the date written on the back, William J. Oxford June
19,1901. she told her mom about it, she said there wasn’t any way
the date could be right, Her Mom was already late for work so she
rushed out the door and said we’ll talk later. KC went into the
library and pulled a book out of the book case in her room, and the
case opened like a door. She went in and looked around but it was
empty.
Then,
the next day, she asked her teacher about the house. she told her
teacher the name and date she had found on the back of the painting.
her teacher said, that’s impossible the man died June 06,1891. KC
was really curious now and couldn’t wait to get home.
When
she got home, she went back into the passage and saw an art easel with
a painting on it, it wasn't there the day before when she went in. It
had KC and a palomino horse on it. KC always loved horses but, she
could never have one of her own. What she didn’t know was as a
surprise on her birthday, her mother told her to go look at the big
oak tree in the yard. There was a big beautiful palomino with a saddle
and bridle laying beside her. the same one as in the painting.
She
went back in the passage and saw a ghost painting a picture. she asked
him if he was Mr. Oxford. He very quietly shook his head
"yes", many years went by after that.
Years
and years passed without her saying anything to anyone about the man
living in the passageway, her mother passed away. Alex was 19 now, he
was 6 when they moved in. KC was 26. Alex and William Oxford became
good friends. She loved him like a mortal. Then when KC passed, Alex
went into the army and was killed. Now Alex, KC, and William live on
and on in the old house. all friends with the man they call William
Oxford.
KC
and her palomino "trigger" died at the same time and was
buried with her. The people who live in the house now say they hear
thunder hooves in the attic and people laughing, and gun shots. Alex
was buried with his 22 riffle. And still practices his shots just in
case something tries to harm the family in it now. And a last minute
surprise...... the people who live in are me (Tory), Mamaw (Harriett)
