Despite the apparitions touch and speech in the night, Owen didn’t stir. She was quiet and so gentle that none of the sensation of her presence registered deeply enough to rouse him to consciousness. But it did seep into his subconscious and enter his dreams.
He dreamed about Maddy, or a woman he thought was Maddy at first. She was sitting on top of him. Why was she wearing that period dress? Like something out of an old movie. He couldn’t see her face.. There was like a mist all around them. He could only see that dress sitting there. That yellow dress. Owen tried to move his hands to touch her hips, her breasts, any part of her. To pull her down so that he could see her better in the mist. Why was there mist in his bedroom? The woman allowed him to pull her towards him revealing to him not Maddy but the face of another woman who seemed vaguely familiar.
Had he seen her picture somewhere?
She was obviously displeased with him and placed her hand on his neck as if measuring whether she had the strength to crush his larynx. He stared straight back into green eyes but wasn't afraid of her. A question was posed of him though her mouth never moved. What possessed you to buy this house.
Owen woke in the morning with the dream still vague in his mind. He could hardly remember the dream - just impressions. It hadn’t frightened him so much as left him with a funny feeling. He left the house that morning to attend to errands he had in town. He ordered internet and cable television to the house and switched the power and water from the realty company into his name. Owen also stopped at the grocery store to stock the fridge and pantry … and for a few special items.
Owen spent the afternoon at home getting a new TV and video game console that he purchased set up. He cooked himself an unimpressive meal of baked chicken breast and buttered noodles. Once he was fed and half-way liquored up on that bottle Maddy had brought him, Owen set to rid the house of the ‘presence’ everybody insisted on.
He had seen spooky movies.
He knew what to do.
He did not know what to do.
Owen unpacked his secret weapons: tall, oblong candles with pictures of the Virgin mother on them and cilantro. As the sun went down on the Old Haven House casting long shadows on the yard and in the home, Owen lit candles and arranged them in various places around the house - on the kitchen counters, on the piano, on that creaky stair, in a circle on the living room floor - like he was about to have a cheesy seance. He proceeded to light cilantro leaves on fire and started his “banishment” process at the front entry way where he shook the burning cilantro leaves mimicking the activity he had no doubt seen on a television show or movie. It apparently didn’t occur to Owen that particular herbs or prayers may be appropriate, or that grocery store candles didn’t have mystical properties.
"This is my house now." He said, foolishly, as he moved to incense the other door ways of the home. He carried the bottle of liquor with him and dribbled a little bit on the floor as if it were holy water.
He dreamed about Maddy, or a woman he thought was Maddy at first. She was sitting on top of him. Why was she wearing that period dress? Like something out of an old movie. He couldn’t see her face.. There was like a mist all around them. He could only see that dress sitting there. That yellow dress. Owen tried to move his hands to touch her hips, her breasts, any part of her. To pull her down so that he could see her better in the mist. Why was there mist in his bedroom? The woman allowed him to pull her towards him revealing to him not Maddy but the face of another woman who seemed vaguely familiar.
Had he seen her picture somewhere?
She was obviously displeased with him and placed her hand on his neck as if measuring whether she had the strength to crush his larynx. He stared straight back into green eyes but wasn't afraid of her. A question was posed of him though her mouth never moved. What possessed you to buy this house.
Owen woke in the morning with the dream still vague in his mind. He could hardly remember the dream - just impressions. It hadn’t frightened him so much as left him with a funny feeling. He left the house that morning to attend to errands he had in town. He ordered internet and cable television to the house and switched the power and water from the realty company into his name. Owen also stopped at the grocery store to stock the fridge and pantry … and for a few special items.
Owen spent the afternoon at home getting a new TV and video game console that he purchased set up. He cooked himself an unimpressive meal of baked chicken breast and buttered noodles. Once he was fed and half-way liquored up on that bottle Maddy had brought him, Owen set to rid the house of the ‘presence’ everybody insisted on.
He had seen spooky movies.
He knew what to do.
He did not know what to do.
Owen unpacked his secret weapons: tall, oblong candles with pictures of the Virgin mother on them and cilantro. As the sun went down on the Old Haven House casting long shadows on the yard and in the home, Owen lit candles and arranged them in various places around the house - on the kitchen counters, on the piano, on that creaky stair, in a circle on the living room floor - like he was about to have a cheesy seance. He proceeded to light cilantro leaves on fire and started his “banishment” process at the front entry way where he shook the burning cilantro leaves mimicking the activity he had no doubt seen on a television show or movie. It apparently didn’t occur to Owen that particular herbs or prayers may be appropriate, or that grocery store candles didn’t have mystical properties.
"This is my house now." He said, foolishly, as he moved to incense the other door ways of the home. He carried the bottle of liquor with him and dribbled a little bit on the floor as if it were holy water.
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