Chapter 8 - The Auction
The house went up for auction.
I stood in the back of the room.
I watched as strangers bid on the place where I had suffered.
The garden was still there.
The roses were dead,
but the soil was rich.
A young couple won the bid.
They looked happy.
They looked like they were starting something beautiful.
I hoped they would be.
I hoped they would fill the halls with laughter.
I hoped they would never know the name Spencer.
After the auction,
I walked through the empty rooms one last time.
The echoes of the wedding were gone.
The house was just a shell.
I left the keys on the counter.
I didn't take anything with me.
I didn't need the ghosts.
I walked out the front door and didn't look back.
The sun was setting.
The sky was painted in shades of orange and gold.
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It was a beautiful day.
A perfect day for a new beginning.
