Sunny Corner
Copyright© 2017 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 25
Mitchell’s Creek, Sunny Corner, New South Wales, Australia: Epilog
Jim’s house finally sold. It had been vacant for years. What was thought to be the new owners backed up in the drive in a spanking new Bush Ranger with a box trailer behind. A Toyota van loaded with several burly men parked and they began unloading the box trailer. A second larger moving truck parked at the roadside and unloading of that trailer commenced.
A new Holden arrived and two boys of about the ages of seven and eight shattered the neighborhood silence.
A harried couple admonished the boys ... not that it did any good.
They seemed a nice young couple.
Myndee and Jannali crossed the low fence and knocked at the backdoor. The woman of the house answered.
“Hi ... we’re your neighbors. I’m Janna li and this is Myndee.”
“Andrea and this is my husband, Tom. The pair of devastators shattering the quiet are Tommy and Carl.”
They passed over a complete meal ... not just a dish ... but entree, homemade bread, real butter, garden grown vegetables, salad and a desert.
Abby could be seen standing in the shadows but very interested in the possibility of someone to play with. She had just turned six. She was beyond beautiful.
Andrea said, “Can you tell me why there’s a truck in our garage?”
“Why, yes. The owner left and never came back,” Myndee said.
“Why is it still there?”
“Nobody bothered to move it,” Jannali said.
Thomas ... Tom stepped out the backdoor and said, “The title is in the jockey box ... it’s signed and notarized.” He waved it. “Odd, that.”