Thunder roared and lightening flashed on the road before Beth's car, the rain was falling in sheets across her windshield her wipers barely able to keep up even on high. "Damn, she shouted, I could not have missed the turn. Not even in this weather could she have missed that garishly painted house that stood on the corner of the road that her vacation home stood waiting for her.
"Finally, she sighed, as the pink and purple house came into view, the sight of it still makes her shudder 5 years later. "I swear I do not know what possessed someone to do that to such a beautiful place."
"Just a few more minutes and we will be home, sweetie" Beth crooned to her carsick pooch. Poor Jacob was never much of a traveler but thunder and lightening was more than he could stand. The panting lab mix gave a sigh as if he too saw the house and was happy to be getting out of the car.
"Can you believe we are finally here" Beth spoke excitedly to her dog. Since he was more than happy in their small city condo he could not understand why she insisted on dragging them up to this cottage in the woods whenever she had 2 days off in a row. At least that is what his confused lopsided look seemed to be saying to her.
Pulling up in front of her dark and lonely house she was glad to have old Jacob around to keep her company. That is until another rumble of thunder crashed in the sky above them followed quickly by a bolt of lightening that struck the small lake her humble abode looked over. The noise happened as soon as she opened the car door and poor Jacob being the sweet little scaredy-cat that he was ran from the car and into the woods.
"Great" she yelled "just great, how am I suppose to find you in this mess" Hoping that her crazy dog would come to his senses and return to her Beth began unpacking her car. Opening the front door Beth placed her stuff in her room and went back to the car to retrieve the food she had brought along. Humming to her self she did not notice she had company. A dark figure suddenly appeared in front of her as she turned and practically running right into him she screams.
"What is your problem lady, do you make a habit of letting your dog loose and making enough noise to wake the dead" Matt had had enough of hysterical women to last a lifetime the last thing he wanted now was one living two houses down. "I knew I should have asked the realtor more about my neighbors before I bought" Matt muttered under his breath .
Beth stood there with her mouth half open, she was at a loss for words. "Who the hell are you" she finally said.
"Nice mouth" was Matt's reply.
"If you don't answer my question and take your hands off my dog you gonna be hearing a lot worse" Beth retorted.
"My name is Matt, I bought that ridiculous doll house at the end of the road" handing her Jacob by the collar, now that this beast is with it's owner I will be leaving"
Realizing how obnoxious she sounded Beth drew in her breath and sighed. "Sorry, its been a long night. I don't usually make this kind of racket." Rain poured down on them as she introduced herself. "Please come in and dry off, would you like some coffee"
