Rebecca's Short Story: The Haunted House
The shadows grew long as the sun set slowly on a beautiful Indian summer day. Rebecca was hurrying to complete the harvest of black walnuts that had fallen in her back yard. As she gathered the walnuts, she could hear the wind as it played among the dried corn stalks in a field close to her driveway. This sound reminded her of all the sounds of fall, the crunching sound the cars would make as they drove over the walnuts she had placed in the driveway, braking the hard hulls off the walnuts she would later gather the walnuts and store them for future baking.
Rebecca paused and looked around her, there’s nothing more beautiful than the sights and sounds of autumn in rural Tennessee. Autumn was her favorite time of year. When people again became …show more content…
She was a Sunday school teacher and he had been chosen a deacon in the church. They had fellowship with fellow Christians. Their happiness seemed to be contagious.
As Rebecca placed her last bucket of walnuts on the driveway, she began to plan what she would cook for the fall harvest revival dinner. She had been chosen chairman of the food committee for the huge dinner that would be served the Sunday the big revival started. The ladies were to bring food and the minister was expected to bring lost souls to repentance.
On the day of the dinner, Rebecca moved from table to table, checking to make sure everything was in order. As she looked over the tables, she saw Marty Ray, her inquisitive twin, pulling at one of the tablecloths and overturning an arrangement of goldenrods. By the time she reached him, the damage was already done. She gave him a good scolding and sent him to his daddy. After the meal she was busily helping all the ladies straighten everything up when Edwina walked up behind her.
“Rebecca, darling, I have someone I would like you to meet.” Surprising her as she came closer and put her arm around Rebecca’s waist, she gave her a slight squeeze. “This is Johnny Jenkins, J.J. for short. J.J., this is Rebecca, my talented daughter-in-law.” She smiled her fabricated
Rebecca paused and looked around her, there’s nothing more beautiful than the sights and sounds of autumn in rural Tennessee. Autumn was her favorite time of year. When people again became …show more content…
She was a Sunday school teacher and he had been chosen a deacon in the church. They had fellowship with fellow Christians. Their happiness seemed to be contagious.
As Rebecca placed her last bucket of walnuts on the driveway, she began to plan what she would cook for the fall harvest revival dinner. She had been chosen chairman of the food committee for the huge dinner that would be served the Sunday the big revival started. The ladies were to bring food and the minister was expected to bring lost souls to repentance.
On the day of the dinner, Rebecca moved from table to table, checking to make sure everything was in order. As she looked over the tables, she saw Marty Ray, her inquisitive twin, pulling at one of the tablecloths and overturning an arrangement of goldenrods. By the time she reached him, the damage was already done. She gave him a good scolding and sent him to his daddy. After the meal she was busily helping all the ladies straighten everything up when Edwina walked up behind her.
“Rebecca, darling, I have someone I would like you to meet.” Surprising her as she came closer and put her arm around Rebecca’s waist, she gave her a slight squeeze. “This is Johnny Jenkins, J.J. for short. J.J., this is Rebecca, my talented daughter-in-law.” She smiled her fabricated