Dream Lover

With a unnerved sigh, flinging what felt like nothing but a damp piece of sticky silk from her skin she stretched, moaned and flopped trying unsuccessfully to get cool in the uncompromisable humidity of the house.

Summer just starting it was already hot! The sun enough to broil you alive during the day and the humidity enough to make you wish you could run around naked through the night. “Mother nature has a cruel sense of humor.” She sighed finally flopping up and climbing out of the canopy bed, making sure to keep the mosquito net closed so none of the blood sucking vermin found their way in if she decided to try to come back for sleep.

Flipping her waist length hair back behind her Terin slipped into her light silk robe and out into the expansive hallway of the great plantation home she’d rented for the summer, a place to reflect, to get away, and to be alone. What she hadn’t remembered about the climate is the summer can be downright unbearable in the South.

Walking along the cool, dark wood floor to the grand staircase she was able to see the curving marble clear down to the main floor, the moon lighting the way she descended slowly smiling to herself, “A girl could feel like a Princess she stays here too long.” Reaching the landing she suddenly stopped in her tracks, feeling as though she was not alone she turned quickly to only see the peaceful columns of the front porch creating shadows on the foyer wall, “Or feel like a lunatic” she muttered to herself shaking her head at how easily she spooked herself.

Moving on into the Parlor she smiled as the quietness of the surrounding swamp lands brought peace and harmony to her, after all this was her home. Relatively speaking, the area was, but this house one she’d seen many times while growing up on her family’s farm down at the far end of the long county road. She’d always been mystified by this house, and when she’d come home to visit her parents they’d mentioned the old house being up for rent for the summer, she jumped on the chance.

As she moved along the plush thick curtain’s adorning the huge windows off the ballroom, deep warm and flowing colors against the stark white of the room, the century old dance floor still in perfect condition after all these years. She was just about to round her way into the main kitchen when she felt a sudden, cool breeze billow through her robe. Wondering if she’d left a window open in the sewing/music room she glanced in to check, but seeing the windows locked up tight she shrugged it off and went on about her way to find a snack.

Thankful for the fact the house though almost perfect to its original state still provided the simplicities of electricity, and appliances. Opening the fridge she blinked a few times to adjust her eyes to the inner light, finally seeing the sweet tea she’d made earlier she opted for the coolness of it over something weighing on her like food. Leaving the fridge open to see to the cupboard for a glass, she poured the tea, put the container back and popped the door closed with her bare foot.

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