A House Out of Time

By John Decarteret

Several people come across a house on a quiet road. They are immediately put on edge by the lady of the house who does not speak and sends them to a guest bedroom. A window dominates the setting and the view with its ever changing landscape, sends the occupants of the room into a state of fear as their lives are threatened by different dangers. They try to find a way to escape, and survive the House Out of Time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BLKDOG Publishing
• Release date: Aug 7, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393826118

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A House Out of Time

John Decarteret

COPYRIGHT © 2019 JOHN Decarteret.

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Part One

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ichard and Rose were on vacation for the first time in years, they finally had enough time and money to relax and enjoy their retirement. They had spent their lives running a small grocery store, and raising their children, who were now all grown up and had kids of their own. They lived a normal hardworking life, and put the kids through college and made sure they had the best education, as was normal. Now they were driving down a quiet road in the middle of summer with no worries, and all the time in the world to enjoy themselves.

How long until we reach the house Richard? Rose asked her husband who was looking at the map over the top of his glasses.

Well we should be just about there according to the map, but I am not really sure, I think this may be wrong, we have been driving down this road for over an hour, and we have not seen another car in all of that time, do you think this is an abandoned road? Richard said, continuing to look over his glasses at the map.

The website where we found the house had that map on it for directions, I am sure we are going the correct way, and yes it has been rather quiet, but it will be dark soon, and there is nothing around here, it is all open country, not even any farms, no reason for anybody to be around here. She answered him with a smile.

Yes I suppose you are right, anyway, we will see the house when we come to it. Richard folded the map up and put it in his shirt pocket. They found the house by chance on a website they had stumbled across; they were looking for a quiet place to stay for the weekend, somewhere isolated and pleasant.

This is it Richard, it is bigger than I thought.