Chapter 14-Crystal Glass's wonderful new home
Crystal's smile faded. "Sakura, school starts next week. It's Sunday. I doubt your father's going to let me stay here much longer. He understands my 'parents out of town,' but I don't like lying, or inconveniencing you. Do you know of an abandoned building somewhere in the area?"
Sakura smiled. "Do you mind spiders and legends of ghosts?" "I love spiders. They're actually quite delicious." Austin comments quickly, smacking his lips at the thought of limitless food. "People might have considered me a ghost. Besides, the cards might be drawn to such a place." Crystal told Sakura smiling. Still, Sakura shivered. It was odd, knowing this blonde girl, when she wasn't quite here or there.
"Okay, then you're going to live in a fairly active area." Crystal smiled, her crystal blue eyes sparkling. "Anomalous can keep people confused about even wanting to go near my home."
Sakura led them to...the park! They explored through the far corners of it, and in one, there was a little hollow. And in that hollow, there were rocks and trees that prevented anyone from seeing in.
When they entered the hollow, they found a cute little scene. A spring was bubbling out of the ground, next to a covered well. And the path that led in from the park, passed the well, and led to a cute bridge that crossed the stream a bit back.
"If I remember correctly, underneath the bridge are two fishing poles, with hooks!" Crystal smiled. "Covered in cobwebs, right?" Sakura blushed. "Well, yeah. This place HAS been abandoned 20 years, although the Brennen boy's kept it in shape. Always very quiet at school, I never knew he was waiting for you!" Crystal smiled. "Well, that's sweet, Alex will know where to find me. Let's check the inside!"
The girls entered, and were awed. There were four sets of triple bunks. Sakura nodded to Crystal. They climbed diagonal bunks, and when they reached the top, it was just what they thought it was, a small attic room with four beds. Spread over the top of each was a rope net, that fit on four pegs at the top of the ladder. That way, no one could accidentally fall all the way down.
In the center, four walls came up 4 feet, and in the middle, leaning over the rail, the girls could see the bottom of the cabin floor.
Back at the bottom, the girls checked 8 of the mattresses. "It's filled with grass, probably from just outside, in the park!" Crystal exclaimed. Sakura smiled. "And I know how he got it!" Crystal smiled. "When they cut the park's grass, Alex asks to fill a few bags with it, then comes back here, and fills them! Primitive, but simple!"
In the back, were 4 gardens: one was an herb garden, with a wood fence, to keep the animals out. another was a vegetable garden, with another wooden fence. Then came a path leading into a slightly shadowed path through an array of flowers. The grew wildly, but someone had a path carefully set with cobblestone. The reason the flower path was shadowed was the orchard of fruit trees!
Crystal turned to Sakura. "No one's bought this lovely piece?" Sakura sighed. "20 people tried. They each came in here, supposedly, according to the often repeated legend, 'Profaned the name of God, and died for doing so.'" Crystal smiled. "They probably took his name in vain. That's the common one. Either that, or sneered at him, desecrated his name in public, a bunch of things, but stuff I can't do, but if I do, and ask forgiveness, it will be given to me." Sakura looked slightly troubled, but knew her friend loved the house. "Okay, I'll get up at 6:30 tomorrow, and we'll get to school, and get you a uniform." Kero snorted.
Crystal smiled. "I don't mean to shove you out, but I need to do my devotions. I'll see you tomorrow!" Sakura waved, and walked out. Kero made a face and followed. "That Kero! Thinks he's better than me, but I'm more mature." Crystal giggled as she heard him emphasize mature. "if you were-mature, you wouldn't care, Austin. Now I've got to find a bed for you."
Crystal's smile faded. "Sakura, school starts next week. It's Sunday. I doubt your father's going to let me stay here much longer. He understands my 'parents out of town,' but I don't like lying, or inconveniencing you. Do you know of an abandoned building somewhere in the area?"
Sakura smiled. "Do you mind spiders and legends of ghosts?" "I love spiders. They're actually quite delicious." Austin comments quickly, smacking his lips at the thought of limitless food. "People might have considered me a ghost. Besides, the cards might be drawn to such a place." Crystal told Sakura smiling. Still, Sakura shivered. It was odd, knowing this blonde girl, when she wasn't quite here or there.
"Okay, then you're going to live in a fairly active area." Crystal smiled, her crystal blue eyes sparkling. "Anomalous can keep people confused about even wanting to go near my home."
Sakura led them to...the park! They explored through the far corners of it, and in one, there was a little hollow. And in that hollow, there were rocks and trees that prevented anyone from seeing in.
When they entered the hollow, they found a cute little scene. A spring was bubbling out of the ground, next to a covered well. And the path that led in from the park, passed the well, and led to a cute bridge that crossed the stream a bit back.
"If I remember correctly, underneath the bridge are two fishing poles, with hooks!" Crystal smiled. "Covered in cobwebs, right?" Sakura blushed. "Well, yeah. This place HAS been abandoned 20 years, although the Brennen boy's kept it in shape. Always very quiet at school, I never knew he was waiting for you!" Crystal smiled. "Well, that's sweet, Alex will know where to find me. Let's check the inside!"
The girls entered, and were awed. There were four sets of triple bunks. Sakura nodded to Crystal. They climbed diagonal bunks, and when they reached the top, it was just what they thought it was, a small attic room with four beds. Spread over the top of each was a rope net, that fit on four pegs at the top of the ladder. That way, no one could accidentally fall all the way down.
In the center, four walls came up 4 feet, and in the middle, leaning over the rail, the girls could see the bottom of the cabin floor.
Back at the bottom, the girls checked 8 of the mattresses. "It's filled with grass, probably from just outside, in the park!" Crystal exclaimed. Sakura smiled. "And I know how he got it!" Crystal smiled. "When they cut the park's grass, Alex asks to fill a few bags with it, then comes back here, and fills them! Primitive, but simple!"
In the back, were 4 gardens: one was an herb garden, with a wood fence, to keep the animals out. another was a vegetable garden, with another wooden fence. Then came a path leading into a slightly shadowed path through an array of flowers. The grew wildly, but someone had a path carefully set with cobblestone. The reason the flower path was shadowed was the orchard of fruit trees!
Crystal turned to Sakura. "No one's bought this lovely piece?" Sakura sighed. "20 people tried. They each came in here, supposedly, according to the often repeated legend, 'Profaned the name of God, and died for doing so.'" Crystal smiled. "They probably took his name in vain. That's the common one. Either that, or sneered at him, desecrated his name in public, a bunch of things, but stuff I can't do, but if I do, and ask forgiveness, it will be given to me." Sakura looked slightly troubled, but knew her friend loved the house. "Okay, I'll get up at 6:30 tomorrow, and we'll get to school, and get you a uniform." Kero snorted.
Crystal smiled. "I don't mean to shove you out, but I need to do my devotions. I'll see you tomorrow!" Sakura waved, and walked out. Kero made a face and followed. "That Kero! Thinks he's better than me, but I'm more mature." Crystal giggled as she heard him emphasize mature. "if you were-mature, you wouldn't care, Austin. Now I've got to find a bed for you."