The place is for real, its description perhaps a little bit over the top, as for the rest...?
It's been threatening to rain for days, making the current place I was sitting very eerie, for it was an old gothic mansion. When I first saw it, it reminded me a bit of 'Mandalay' from Daphne Du Maurier story 'Rebecca'.
My living quarters are the old servant's quarters and an even older conservatory, towards the rear of the building; for the main part was currently being converted into apartments. During the day the place is OK for there were plenty of workmen around to cheer the place up, it's the evenings and nights that worried me, for all I hear are the creaking of disturbed walls and floors or the slapping of 'poly' sheeting when the wind got up. You may ask why I was here. The truth is to save money on storage fees etc; for its owner has stored all his possessions in the old wine cellars and it is my job to prevent any form of theft.
With the weather so oppressive, once the workmen had left I would basically strip down to my underwear which today are a flimsy chemise and French knickers, in my attempt to keep cool, with this part of the building facing due west, the conservatory soon warmed up my living quarters. Now, for those who know me, I love hot weather, and if left alone I would prefer to walk around naked, but since I never know if I'm going to get visitors, I must keep some decency. That's not to say that I'm ashamed of my body -- I may be only 5' 4" tall, but I keep in great shape, I dress modestly, my hair's blond and falls almost waist-length and hold a nice 32 B/C cup, and my legs hold a very nice shape.
As I was saying, the weather was killing me and I'm not really sure what to do about it at this point. The airs that thick you could cut it with a knife. Earlier I tried going outside to read in the gazebo, but there was a mass of spider webs all over its interior and whilst I'm not averse to spiders, just the sight of one would make my whole body begin to flush and itch all over.
With the weather so heavy and finding little relief in the house I decided to go for a walk around the grounds; for attached to the house is a substantial estate and it was this that first attracted me to this posting. I continued walking slowly into the woods, God where am I going to get relief from this heat, for the trees only served to trap the humidity beneath them. I shook my head, "You stupid cow. What were you thinking? Cursing, I kept walking; the serenity of the woods was still preferred to the silence and the oppressive heat of the house. As I walked, I started to appreciate the beauty of these woods and its natural sound. And then...
Splat...... Splat...... Splat...... heavy drops of rain started landing on nearby leaves. This was quickly followed by further splats until a mini shower was falling; with the freedom of the woods totally to myself I stripped off completely, luxuriating as the warm droplets refreshed my naked body. Like a wood nymph I twisted and spun like a possessed demon doing some form of rain dance, and then as if on cue, the heavens opened and the rain came down in torrents, I hung my head down and swore, for within seconds, the rain had turned to hailstones, each of which hit my body like tiny bullets, my whole body now stung and shook with cold; stopping only to put on my clothing, what little there was, for now it clung to my body like a second skin, I looked for shelter, but around me there were trees, trees, nothing but fucking trees. Turning I started running towards the house.
Flash.....Bang.....Crackle ....." Oh! Fuck...lightning" I muttered as I ran faster towards the house and its shelter.
Blindly I followed the woodland path, the onslaught of rain and hailstones not offering much a chance for me to direct myself towards anything in particular. I tripped over branches as I ran clear of the trees. Flash.....Bang.....Crackle ....." Oh! Fuck. Suddenly I saw the gazebo, surely that would offer me some protection.
Not bothering to slow down and forgetting the small step at its threshold I tumbled into its depths, crashed against its furthest wall, gathering a mass of cuts and scratches as I tangled with the thorny undergrowth. I managed to cover and protect my face from the thorns, but my clothing was a different matter that was all but ripped from my body, as I fell to the ground, my landing was much different to that I expected for my chin hit the cross bench and I was knocked senseless.
Sub-consciously my fall was broken by something hard. I had landed in a supine position, dazed, confused and stared upwards. Many feet above me I saw black stars slowly circling as they descended. Closer and closer they got, until I could make out their shapes.
My mind told me I was screaming but my ears told me different, for not a sound could be heard.
Spiders were very slowly descending; they were of various sizes and seemed to be fighting each other. Several of the species I recognised, there was the small Money spider, the Harvestmen with their long gangly legs and the Common Garden spider which dwarf the rest. As scared as I was I just lay there fascinated by the ongoing battle in front of me, for one minute it seemed that the smaller ones would win the battle then the Harvestmen would rush in and take over, only to be bullied away by the 'big fuckers', as the battle progress; the distance between them and me grew less and less.