writing prompt #712

The mom stopped scolding the toddler for chewing on the wall when she noticed that the toddler had discovered a book typed into the wallpaper. This took her by surprise but she started to wonder who had put it there and what story did it tell? She carefully peeled back the paper and discovered it was a whole book. She didn't start reading it at first but called her mother. She wanted to know if she knew anything about it since she was the previous owner. Her mother said it was impossible because the mom's father built the house. She told her mother she would like her to come over and read it with her. She told the mom that she could be there in a couple of days. It was very hard to wait for her mother but she was able to do it. When her mother got there they went into the room and started to read it. It told of a story of three people that had live over two hundred years ago. They had not read for very long when the older woman dropped the paper. The younger woman asked what was the matter. The older woman said that the names were different but it was telling the story of those two and the mom's father. They started to read even further. At times it made them laugh, and other times it made them cry. For days they read the story. They thought that the mom's father had placed the story there until they got to the father's death. It was very graphic and even told of the exact time, date and where he was when he passed. They could not believe their eyes. They asked each other if they should read on and decided to see how far the story would go. They read about the younger woman's giving birth to her two sons. They kept reading but both got a chill when they read how the mother stopped scolding the child for chewing on the wall when she noticed that the toddler had discovered a book typed in the wall paper. There was a lot of book left to read but they stopped and decided not to read any further because they thought it was not right to know their future. They took down all the wallpaper in that room and carried it to the back yard. The mom got some gas from the garage and walked back over to the mother. They both decided that burning it was the only way that they would not read it. So the younger woman poured the gas onto the wallpaper and the older woman lit a match and threw it on the pile of paper. When all the paper burned to ash they looked at each other and smiled. The older woman grabbed the younger woman by the hand and said lets go inside and decide how we want our story to end.