The Locked Door

Part 8

Within a few minutes she walked back into the bedroom with two mugs. He dropped his tools and took the mug she held out.  “I got the top one out” he said. “The bottom one doesn’t want to be as co-operative.”

“Well we are one step closer anyway.”

“What are you thinking is in there?” he said.

“I have no idea” Jaya said. “I had a look and going by the surrounding room to me it looks like it might be a bigger space than just a cupboard.”

“Mind if I check it out?” he said.

“No, I’d like to hear your opinion.”

Walker stepped out of the room. Jaya stayed where she was but she could hear him moving around in the next room. A few minutes later he came back and said “I think you might be right. It seems bigger than a cupboard but if it’s a room you would think there would be a window.”

“I hadn’t even thought of that” Jaya said considering the problem for a moment before adding “maybe there is one we haven’t noticed.”

“Let’s have a look then” he said and led the way out of the room. Jaya followed him as he walked out the front door and around the side of the house.

“Do you know where all these windows lead to?”

Jaya studied them. “The first one is the front room, the second one is the second bedroom and the third one is the back bedroom. No wait she said the third bedroom window is further down. So the second bedroom must have two windows.”

“Does it?” he said.

Jaya turned her head to look at him “I don’t know now.” Her head turned back to look at the windows. She saw now that the second window in that area was the only on not open. She had opened all the windows that morning she thought, but she could have missed one. Moving back she walked along the side the house until she was standing in front of the closed window and tried to see through the glass but it looked liked there was something covering it. It looked different to the curtains in the other windows. Why had she not noticed that window before? Why hadn’t anyone else?

“Let’s check it out” Walker said. He had moved down to where she was standing.

Jaya nodded and they walked back into the house.