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It had always been there, since before I could remember. Gran never told us about it before she passed. But as far as Dad knew, it was there before he was born. Whenever people came over, they would always ask: “What’s in there?” or “Is it empty?”. The only answer we could give was usually along the lines of “I don’t know” or “It’s always been there”. Whatever was inside that locked room was always going to remain Gran’s secret. Until that family reunion last spring.
We had been getting ready for a couple of days. Packing sleeping bags and toys for the long trip, at least my twin sisters were. It was going to be a two-stage journey, traveling for 6 hours each day, and we were all ready for it. Many of our overseas family were coming and no one wanted to miss out.
We woke up bright and early, excited to get going. I was old enough to drive, so was taking my own car. Mum and Dad left before me as the twins were anxious to get going. Apparently, there was a park at the hotel we were staying at and they needed to make the most of the money we were paying. So, I was left with the job of locking up the house. When I was sure all the windows and doors were locked, I headed off and grabbed a McMuffin and coffee from Maccas. All was well until I received a call later that day from Mum. One of my sisters had left her stuffed bunny toy at home, and that wasn’t something she could cope with. So, being the great brother I am, I told her not to worry, I’d go home and get it for her. A couple of hours and a few coffees later, I was back home. The plan was for me to be in and out as I wanted to be at the hotel before nightfall, but as usual, nothing I do ever goes to plan. Anyway, upon arrival I rushed inside, grabbed the bunny, and was about to rush out the door when I heard a weird sound, one I had never heard before and one I was sure that I would never hear again. It seemed to be coming from the end of the passage.
It was an odd sound, a beautiful and eerie whistle. It took all my mental power to not charge straight towards whatever was making the sound. I didn't know what it was or if it would hurt me or not. After several attempts to overcome my fear and see what was inside, I finally decided that I needed a weapon of defense. So, l headed down to the laundry and grabbed a broom. Just like all those other cringy horror movies.
I think it ended up being a full hour before I worked up the courage to open the door, but when I did, it was the best thing I ever did. I poked my head in the door quickly and there was a flash of light. Sitting on the floor was a book half open. There was no dust on it and the pages were clean. I then looked around and noticed the cleanliness of the whole room. In the corner was a neatly made bed and a full bookshelf. A lit desktop lamp was sitting on the bedside table, but the thing that really caught my attention was the glow coming from under the bed. At this point, I didn’t care about my own safety. I was too intrigued.
I quickly ran to my room, grabbed my torch, and ran back. Lying on my stomach, I turned the torch on and saw the weirdest thing I’d ever seen: a creature, quite like a human, but it was glowing green. When my torch beam zoned in on the creature, it started to mumble, “Why, why, why?”. It took a while but it eventually came out of its hiding place. I was thinking of a good conversation starter when I noticed that it was looking quite thin, pale, and unhealthy, so I went and grabbed the fruit bowl.
I can’t really say what happened after that. It felt like a bit of a dream and I don’t remember most of it. The only thing I do know is that when we met each other, we both knew it would be a lifelong friendship, me and Larry.
At first, Larry was uncomfortable leaving his room, but after a bit of encouragement, he came to dinner one night. The look on Mum and Dad’s faces was one of pure shock, but they soon warmed up to him. And the twins, well that’s another story: each night they spend hours playing tag around the house with Larry. Sometimes the dogs even join in, then it gets dangerous to even take a step without being toppled over.
Larry and I have had so many great memories together, all because of that family reunion last spring.
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