Chapter 8

Sarah arrived at the Historical Society and found that it was still closed. It opened later on Saturday and that surprised her as most traffic to and from Branson was on the weekends. What to do? She decided to go a restaurant for breakfast and then return. She had to see Mabel, she had to explain everything and get her help. She was no longer a virgin, what came next?

Sarah went to a diner near the Museum and ordered biscuits and gravy with a large orange juice. As she sat waiting for it to arrive Tommy entered the establishment. She saw him and waved to get his attention, then waved for him to join her. Tommy was stunned; Sarah Green wanted him to join her for breakfast? He hoped that whatever was happening that caused this good luck, never ended. He went to her booth and sat across from her.

"Hi Tommy," Sarah said, "I need your help." The waitress came and he ordered his usual, stack of pancakes and a big slice of ham. After she had left,

"Sure Sarah, anything you want or need, just ask."

"I need to see your grandma," she said. "The museum isn't open yet and I really need to see her as soon as possible." Tommy looked at the blonde, she needed to see grandma? How does she know her? As if reading his mind, Sarah said,

"I met her the other day, the day after the punishment you told her about. I was looking for more information on my house and the Murdock family, especially Thomas. It's for a paper I want to write on the house history," she lied.

"Grandma comes over to our house on Saturday mornings and doesn't go to the museum until noon so we have plenty of time to eat and then I'll take you home with me," he answered. The waitress finally brought their food and after eating, Tommy insisting on paying as if it were a date, they got into Sarah's car and went to his house.

While Tommy and Sarah ate their food Mabel was talking to her daughter, Kristy, about Sarah.

"I warned her to get out and she hasn't done so. Tommy says they have a date for tonight so I was wondering if we should finally tell him about the ghost in the family tree now. Sarah seems to be interested in him so maybe he could talk her into getting out of the house," she said.

"I don't know mom," Kristy replied. "That story has always been given to us after graduation. Grandma Kristina told you then and you told me. We need to see if Tommy can get her here for us to talk to. He went over to the diner for breakfast as usual on Saturday and when he gets back maybe he can call Sarah and invite her over. That way you and I can both talk to her about this. I'd like to leave Tommy out of this for now."

"Okay, he's your son and I suppose that's your decision regarding him, but I also agree the two of us need to double team her to get her out of that house. She's a beautiful girl, long blonde hair and blue eyes, nice figure and from the way Tommy talks about her I think he's smitten."

"Big time mom, she is all he ever talks about and although they have no classes together, he seems to know a lot about her."

"Remember Kristy, that's his assignment from us, keep track of the Murdock House residents," Mabel reminded her.

"I know, but he still knows far too much about her for it to be a simple case of following our orders. Hey, I hear a car pulling up in the drive. Tommy walked to breakfast so I wonder who that could be," Kristy said. She got up to go see who was there when the front door opened and Tommy and Sarah entered the house.

Hey mom, this is Sarah, I've told you about her," Tommy said, introducing them. "Sarah, this is my mom, Kristy, and you know Grandma Mabel."

"Kristy?" Sarah asked.

"Yes, I was named for my grandmother, Thomas's 'wife'. Tommy has told me about you as has my mother but they didn't do you justice, you're very beautiful." Sarah blushed at "Tommy has told me about you." Did he tell her about her bare butt and spanking in front of the school? Tommy quickly put her mind to ease,

"No, I haven't told her everything," he quickly said. "Only grandma got that report but you already knew that."

"It's nice to meet you but I'm really here to see your mother, Mabel" Sarah said and then looked at the older woman. "Is there someplace we can talk in private?"

"Tommy go to your room," both his mother and grandmother said in unison. Tommy looked at the three women and shrugged his shoulders as he turned and went upstairs to his bedroom. He thought he'd look the old house up on the internet, maybe he could find out what was going on. Nope, everything on the web about it seemed to be written by his grandmother. Downstairs Mabel was telling Sarah that she wanted Kristy in on the conversation.

"She knows Thomas's story and I told her what you have told me. You haven't left the house yet and I wanted her help to try to get it into your head that you have to leave before the sex starts," Mabel said. "Leaving will only become harder once that happens." Sarah looked at Mabel and started to chicken out of telling her what had happened, as she knew it. Then decided that no, this is what she had come to town for, to get help.

"I woke up this morning feeling strange and I decided to check. I'm no longer a virgin but I don't know why. I don't remember anything for certain but there's a nagging thought in the back of my mind that I saw Thomas last night. If I did, what does that mean and what happens next?" The two older women exchanged a look and then to Sarah's surprise Kristy answered her.

"If you saw Thomas for real, it means your father has had sex with you three times. When you have three loads of your father's semen, Thomas has the power to materialize. If he then gets a load of his semen in you, he no longer has to possess you to make you do what he wants; he can do it mentally by just willing it. If, and I stress if because we don't know, this has happened the next move is to force your father out of the house and your life. You are then his mate," she explained.

What do you mean my father has had sex with me three times? You mean my father has done that and I don't know about it?" Sarah was starting to get a weird feeling. "How can we tell if this has happened?" Sarah asked.

"We don't know," Mabel said. "There's never been anybody leave the house like this at this stage of the curse or ritual, whatever you want to call it. I don't think you should return to the house, stay here and spend the day with Tommy. Kristy and I will go to my house and study my mother's journals to see if she ever explained that. I don't think so but we'll go back and read from the time they moved into the house until mother fled with me." Sarah's cell phone rang and she looked at the display.

"It's my dad, what do I tell him?" she asked.

"You're at a friend's house studying and you have a date tonight. Tell him that you'll be home after the movie," Mabel said.

"Hey daddy, what's up?" she said as she answered the phone.

"Where are you at?" Mark asked.

"I got up early and came into town to get breakfast and now I'm at a friend from school's house studying. I told you I have a date with Tommy Morton tonight for the movies and I'll be home after that," she replied.

"Who's Tommy Morton?" Mark asked.