The Inheritance: Chapter 5 - Part II (Updated 11/14)
CuriousSimmer:
Time to introduce some new characters for Dante and Elizabeth to interact with!
The Inheritance
Chapter One - Part IV
July 1945
As Dante was discovering my secret, not far from my family's villa, another secret was being covered up...
"I hate it here, Mummy," said Grant Thornycroft. "I don't see why we need to come every summer, not when all my friends go to Scotland for summer."
"Smile, dear," was Lady Esther Thornycroft's response. "Your father loved this house and had deep connections with Italy. Can you imagine what he'd say if he heard you say you hate it?"
Grant, Lord Thornycroft for less than a year, muttered, "No, but I can imagine what he'd say if he heard you talk so admirably of the fascists."
"Watch your mouth," Esther said through her smile as she watched the porters bring their bags in. "I'd just as soon send you back to Scotland, but I need someone to look after--"
"Be quiet, mother, someone might hear."
"Yes," said Esther, more to herself than to her son. "Richard loved this house and this country. He would have wanted us all to come out and remember the happy times. After all, all the best families have houses on the Continent."
They went up into the house and Esther to her bedroom.
Grant entered the bedroom just as Esther was sliding the secret bookcase door shut. "Is everything all right, mother?" he asked, glancing skyward.
Esther shrugged, her own mind's eye wandering through the secret passage...
...up the ladder and through the door marked 'danger, electrical room...
...and into the secret compartment. Back in the bedroom, Esther began unpacking her suitcases. "I hate this situation, but you know we don't have any other choice."
In the secret attic room, a frightened woman could hear raised voices, then outright shouting from beneath her. A trembling hand wrote across her diary page: "I've escaped."
SimKween:
The suspense!
Baby_Cat:
oooooo good story so far, can't wait to read more :-)
steelguy:
Oooh! It's getting... interesting...
chanclor:
Whoa, this is way good. I can't wait tof rmore, crazy intense..
-waits-
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