Friday’s Page 69 ~ The Haunting of Sunshine Girl

Slowly, clutching my coffee mug to keep warm, I walk up the stairs, concentrating on putting one foot in front of the other. I have to walk past the bathroom to get to my room, an Mom has left the door open, the light on. I want to walk right past it without looking in, but I can’t help myself; before I know what I’m doing I’ve turned my head and looked inside. I brace myself for rusty brown stains on the floor, the broken mirror, the scratches on the tile.