The house that she shared with grandmother had become a remnant of the past. The garden gate, unable to be opened...
Grandmother slept nearly all day, and awoke at midnight for tea. The girl thought she could hear grandmother speaking to someone...
No, it couldn't be.
She escaped from the dilapidated mansion, into the attic.
Where the most mysterious of adventures awaited her...
She promised herself that she would not open the trunk anymore, and peer into her reflection in that broken mirror.
Alas, she couldn't help herself.
For her reflection told a tale that sent chills all over her body...
And, beckoned her in deeper.
Until one day...
She disappeared into the shattered glass altogether.
Into the realms of her imagination.
As time went by grandmother passed on, leaving her home to her niece. No one seemed to even wonder or ask where the girl had gone?
But one thing that did happen was, from time to time -
People staying in the old mansion would say that they could hear a girl giggling, through a curious tune that traveled down the dark and rickety attic steps...
♥
Always enjoy your posts here. Wonder
what flights of fancy that little girl enjoyed in her imagination.
Posted by: Shell | May 10, 2012 at 07:18 PM
I love the imagery you provide with these tales! And I love the grandmother waking up at midnight for tea....how wonderful, I'm going to do that when I'm a grandma! I love dark and eerie as much, if not more, than bright and cheery, so I love coming through your secret keyhole where things are a darkly beautiful!
Thank you!!!
Posted by: Tracey | May 10, 2012 at 10:22 PM
PS Your the only person I know who knows Nox Arcana.....I love them, and sometimes play them not just at Halloween.....my kids are horrified!
Posted by: Tracey | May 10, 2012 at 10:27 PM
PSS Because you don't do enough already (lol), have you ever thought of writing childrens stories. I bet you would be awesome at it! The fun kind like Edward Gorey wrote, he's was my favorite! Ok, I'm done PSing
Posted by: Tracey | May 10, 2012 at 10:35 PM
I love your spooky tale... The 'Music Box' by Nox Arcana is truly other-worldly, ethereal music~
I adored watching 'Coraline' and also 'Corpse Bride' and of course 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'...for whatever reason I am drawn to those 'twisted' creepy animation movies.
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Miss Cat in California
Posted by: Teresa in California | May 15, 2012 at 10:32 PM
Lovely, Vanessa! Kind of creepy and spooky...in a delicious, thrilling way, of course! Enthralling :) I love visiting over here, escaping from the day for a moment through the secret keyhole. :)) Thanks for the lovely story !
Posted by: Jessica | May 16, 2012 at 04:57 PM
Old ~ mouldering ~ overgrown ~ creaky ~ peeling ~ ornate ~ dusty
Love sneaking over here......
Posted by: Jill James | May 22, 2012 at 09:32 AM
Nice images,I like that
Posted by: cheap oakley sunglasses | May 22, 2012 at 07:31 PM
Yay! I thought the fairies were probably playing games and hiding the entrance to Wonderland,... I mean 'Through the Secret Key Hole' So happy I found my way back!
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Posted by: Teresa in California | June 25, 2012 at 10:37 PM