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The Inheritance 3

7/21/2013

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Melody picked up the letter that had fallen to the floor. The day, which has started only minutes before, felt dismal despite the sunlight flooding the living room. Clutching the letter, she collapsed onto the plastic shrouded plaid couch, and stared at the country road winding past the house. Old Roy believed in getting the most mileage out of everything. The upholstered furniture all wore plastic slipcovers while the tables sported felt pads to protect their surfaces. It wasn’t that the furniture was valuable or new, far from it.

Often she wondered for whom he was preserving his 1950’s furniture. She assumed it was for the missing nephew. Not once did she ever consider it was for her. Still, Roy was a sly one, who often plied her with personal questions about her future prospects and gentleman friends. No doubt, when the man discovered she had none, he felt obligated to make provisions for her. She pulled her legs up under her nightgown to prevent them from sticking to the plastic.

The normal thing would be to strip off the plastic, but something stopped her. Even though she’d lived in the house for over a month, it still didn’t feel like home. She unfolded the letter and reread it again. Her initial anger drained away to be replaced by a sense of lethargy.

The unexpected bounty of the house and boat happened when she most needed it. Her luck tended to run to bill payments lost in the mail that resulted in overdue charges. She never expected to keep the house, that’s why she never removed the plastic. Her left hand worried the plastic as she contemplated where she’d go.  If possession was nine-tenths of the law, then she wasn’t leaving. The high-handed Levi would find out she wasn’t a pushover.


16 Comments
Lindsay Downs
7/22/2013 03:24:23 pm

I love this story and her determination to keep even a part of it. That's one tough woman you've got there.

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V.L. Locey link
7/22/2013 09:16:35 pm

Lindsay is right, that is one tough woman you`ve got there.

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Morgan Wyatt
7/22/2013 09:35:55 pm

Hi V.L.,
Most women are stronger than people give them credit for. Melody is no exception.

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Morgan Wyatt
7/22/2013 09:34:16 pm

Thanks for commenting Lindsay. I think we'll see sparks fly for sure.

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Sandy Loyd link
7/22/2013 11:57:36 pm

Love the excerpt. Is the picture your cover? I love it, especially if that's the country road she sees from the window!

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Morgan Wyatt
7/23/2013 03:16:58 am

It is the picture prompt. Sometimes we have a word or picture peompts to include. Thanks for visiting.

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Sarah Cass link
7/23/2013 01:08:31 am

Good for her. I hope she gets to keep it...and I hope the nephew turns out to be more than the jerk he initially presented himself as. I wonder if Roy didn't have another idea when he left he house to her and his nephew both...

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Morgan K Wyatt
7/23/2013 03:19:34 am

Hi Sarah,

You know how sparks can fly in romance arc. He's a jerk, he's awful, he's not so bad, he kinda grows on you to he's really very attractive. I can't believe I thought he was a jerk.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Jean Joachim
7/23/2013 04:30:24 am

Good for her. Hang on to that house and boat! Don't let anyone steal if from you. You deserve it and have earned it.

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Morgan Wyatt
7/23/2013 10:05:12 am

Melody thanks you for your advice and the confidence you've shown in her house and boat keeping ability. :)

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Tricia
7/24/2013 07:28:24 am

I love how she can't get herself to remove the plastic covers - like she somehow knows Roy has a purpose for her. Great excerpt!

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Morgan K Wyatt
7/26/2013 05:29:04 am

Hi Tricia,
That's a new thought I hadn't considered. Thanks for stopping by.

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Iris link
7/25/2013 10:34:26 pm

Beautiful story. Please let her fight for what's hers.

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Morgan K Wyatt
7/26/2013 05:30:20 am

Thanks Iris for being on Melody's side. She isn't used to so much support.

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Jillian
7/28/2013 01:04:32 am

I love the scene. I could see the couch and the room. well done on the description!

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Morgan K Wyatt
7/28/2013 07:37:40 am

Hi Jillian,
Thanks for your comment. I tried to capture a partial feel of the various homes I visited as a health homecare worker.

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