The Haunting (2012)
“Wisps of white hair stuck out from under his broad-brimmed straw hat. I guess he had heard our car. As he stood next to his pickup, he looked at us with curiosity.
“Are y’all lost?” he called.
Mom hopped from the car. “No,” she said, and walked toward him. Dad and I joined her, and she introduced us. “You must be Mr. Charles Boudreau,” she added.
He nodded. “Folks around here just call me Charlie. You can call me Charlie, too. That’s what I’m used to answerin’ to. I’m the caretaker here.”
Mom s...miled like a little kid at Christmas. “I’m the new owner of Graymoss, Charlie.”
“What happened to Mrs. Langley?”
“Mrs. Langley was my grandmother. She died and left Graymoss to me,” Mom explained.
Charlie removed his hat, leaving a damp halo where his hair stuck tightly to his sweaty scalp. “I’m mighty sorry to hear she passed on,” he said. “I only met Mrs. Langley once, but she sent checks regular, right on the dot.”
“I’ll keep the checks coming,”MoreLess
“Are y’all lost?” he called.
Mom hopped from the car. “No,” she said, and walked toward him. Dad and I joined her, and she introduced us. “You must be Mr. Charles Boudreau,” she added.
He nodded. “Folks around here just call me Charlie. You can call me Charlie, too. That’s what I’m used to answerin’ to. I’m the caretaker here.”
Mom s...miled like a little kid at Christmas. “I’m the new owner of Graymoss, Charlie.”
“What happened to Mrs. Langley?”
“Mrs. Langley was my grandmother. She died and left Graymoss to me,” Mom explained.
Charlie removed his hat, leaving a damp halo where his hair stuck tightly to his sweaty scalp. “I’m mighty sorry to hear she passed on,” he said. “I only met Mrs. Langley once, but she sent checks regular, right on the dot.”
“I’ll keep the checks coming,”MoreLess
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