Robert Jones Short Story

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t was a night of unusual gloom with a black and ghastly mansion that lay vacant and foreboding. Robert Jones, a poor man needed work and a place to stay. All of his family was dead, he was the last one in his generation. One day Robert stumbled upon a girl at the town hall. He followed her all the way to her house. He was trying to think how he could talk to her. He came up with an idea that he could ask to be a servant in exchange to live in the giant house. The owner was Mary Frank also known as the mother of the girl he followed said that they had a deal. The first day he worked he went up to the girl and asked her her name. She said it was Elizabeth Frank. The first time they both seen each other they were both attracted to each other.. Mary said that Elizabeth cannot …show more content…

As he walked downstairs he knocked over Mary's prized possession. A vase from her dead husband. It was loud but was it loud enough to wake Mary up? He still sent it to Elizabeth's room. Elizabeth was waiting for Robert to get there. When Robert got into the room, he heard a sound. He peered out the keyhole of the door. He saw Mary's tall strong body coming to the door. Robert ran to the window and did a gainer off the second story into a koi pond. Mary asked why the window was open. Elizabeth said it was because she wanted to be closer with nature. Mary shook her head and went back to bed. Knowing Mary was on high alert Elizabeth had to send it out the window with a complex trick. She went for the double gainer to full. Elizabeth has never attempted this trick before. Robert told her to just send it for the boys and she will be fine. Elizabeth jumped out the window and landed on her back into the water. She let Robert down once again. Robert said to climb back up and try it again. Mary said that it was too sketch. They continued to escape the large estate. As they were at the gate of the estate Elizabeth looked behind her and saw Mary watching