Chapter 22 – Aftermath

Elnora and Robbin reached the old house. It was still left exactly the way Robbin left it when she fled years ago. Clothes still remained in the closets, dusty and old. Some had even been eaten by moths and other insects. The beds were still neatly laid, the furniture untouched, the books, tools, the kitchen, all left alone, ghostly, preserved and slowly reclaimed by nature. That night, they made a place for themselves to rest from the long journey.

When they had rested, Robbin told Nora everything about her past and the house they were sitting in, about her aunt Emily and her uncle Jason, about the beautiful life they had shared together before it was brutally taken from her. As she narrated the story, she broke down sobbing, and all Nora could do was silently comfort her.

When Robbin finally pulled herself together, she gave Nora a tour of the wrecked house, painting a picture of what it used to be.

Pointing to a spot in the living room, she said, "This is where their bodies lay. T