The Walls Have Secrets (Part 4)
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sidhe_faeriePart 4
I went into the kitchen to call the police. I spoke to a Detective Saunders. I told her that I had found a body in a trunk. She told me that she would right over. When I went back into the livingroom Alice was still reading to Polly.
"Polly, the police will be here soon. You'll have to hide when they get here."
"I'll go to my room. I haven't been there yet." Polly smiled.
Twenty minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Polly looked at me and vanished. I went to answer it.
Detective Saunders flashed her badge and walked in. "You have a body in a trunk?"
"In the basement. This is Alice Michaels and I'm Hilde Palmer. We know who the body belongs to. Her name is Pollianna Michaels. She died a long time ago. Alice is the great granddaughter of Pollianna's brother. This was the family home until I bought it recently."
The detective raised an eyebrow. "No one knew the body was there until now?"
"I was told she died from a fever and was buried in an orchard. Hilde found the body today after she had a wall taken down and found the basement door." Alice pointed to the basement door. "I just showed up unexpectedly."
"Show me the body." The detective still had her doubts written all over her face.
I opened the door to the basement and she followed me down. I winced at the salt still on the floor.
The detective looked at the floor then at me. "What's this?"
"Um…. We were just doing a blessing to free her spirit. It looked like a brutal death." I raised the lid of the trunk and stepped away.
The detective looked inside and wrinkled her nose. "The clothes match the time period. Looks like she was beaten and strangled. I'll call the coroner but there's not going to be any justice for her. Whoever did this is long dead. I'll have the coroner come and get her."
"Is it possible for her to be taken to the funeral home instead of the morgue?" I had to ask for Polly's sake. The sooner she was buried, the better.
"No." The detective shook her head. "There has to be a report filed and a cursory exam. But that should only take a day. Who should we call when we are ready to release the body?"
"Call me. I'll give you my number." I followed the detective up the stairs. I saw Polly peek around the drapes in the living room. "Will they take the trunk or just the body?"
"Both. I saw some newspaper on the bottom it will give us an approximate date. It will be returned to you after it's been examined. As I said, there's not much more we can do except file a report." She followed my line of sight and frowned. She pulled out her phone. "I'll get things moving. You might want to call a funeral home and get things ready."
I nodded and watched Polly stick her tongue out at the detective. I stepped in between them, blocking their view from one another.
The coroner showed up ten minutes later and he and an assistant took the trunk away. The detective left with them.
I shut the door and sighed in relief.
Polly appeared in front of me. "Will they bring my body back here?"
"No. I will see that you're buried properly then you can move on."
"What if I want to stay with you?" Polly asked. She pointed to herself. "This part of me, not my bones."
"Don't you want to see your Mama again?" I asked her.
"No. Mama didnt love me. I like you and Alice too. I want to stay here."
"You can stay for a while but you will have to move on eventually. All spirits have to move on." I told her. "If you stay, there are rules. Don't frighten the workmen and no running the halls in the middle of the night. I need my sleep."
Polly nodded. "I understand. Thank you for not making me go right away."
"If I could hug you right now, I would." I smiled at Polly. "You're a brave girl after everything you've been through."
Polly laughed. "Maybe you can read me another story."
I went over and sat down next to Alice. She handed me the book and I picked out a story about a cat to read.
Eventually, Alice and I read all the stories in the book and Alice fell asleep on the sofa. I walked upstairs to my room. Polly was standing outside the empty small bedroom.
"Was that your room?" I asked.
"Yes." Polly looked back at me and pointed into the room. "Hilde, what's that bright light in there?"
I went to look but I saw nothing. I opened my mind's eye and saw the portal. "That's the veil opening for you. Don't be afraid to walk through to the other side. If you're ready…..."
Polly looked up at me. "I'm ready but I'll come visit. I promise."
"I know you will. This is your home and your welcome anytime." I told her.
She walked to the portal then turned back and waved. "See you soon, Hilde."
"See you soon, Polly." I waved back as she walked through the veil. I couldn't help feeling a little sad. In the short time I had known her, I had became fond of her.
I went into the kitchen to call the police. I spoke to a Detective Saunders. I told her that I had found a body in a trunk. She told me that she would right over. When I went back into the livingroom Alice was still reading to Polly.
"Polly, the police will be here soon. You'll have to hide when they get here."
"I'll go to my room. I haven't been there yet." Polly smiled.
Twenty minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Polly looked at me and vanished. I went to answer it.
Detective Saunders flashed her badge and walked in. "You have a body in a trunk?"
"In the basement. This is Alice Michaels and I'm Hilde Palmer. We know who the body belongs to. Her name is Pollianna Michaels. She died a long time ago. Alice is the great granddaughter of Pollianna's brother. This was the family home until I bought it recently."
The detective raised an eyebrow. "No one knew the body was there until now?"
"I was told she died from a fever and was buried in an orchard. Hilde found the body today after she had a wall taken down and found the basement door." Alice pointed to the basement door. "I just showed up unexpectedly."
"Show me the body." The detective still had her doubts written all over her face.
I opened the door to the basement and she followed me down. I winced at the salt still on the floor.
The detective looked at the floor then at me. "What's this?"
"Um…. We were just doing a blessing to free her spirit. It looked like a brutal death." I raised the lid of the trunk and stepped away.
The detective looked inside and wrinkled her nose. "The clothes match the time period. Looks like she was beaten and strangled. I'll call the coroner but there's not going to be any justice for her. Whoever did this is long dead. I'll have the coroner come and get her."
"Is it possible for her to be taken to the funeral home instead of the morgue?" I had to ask for Polly's sake. The sooner she was buried, the better.
"No." The detective shook her head. "There has to be a report filed and a cursory exam. But that should only take a day. Who should we call when we are ready to release the body?"
"Call me. I'll give you my number." I followed the detective up the stairs. I saw Polly peek around the drapes in the living room. "Will they take the trunk or just the body?"
"Both. I saw some newspaper on the bottom it will give us an approximate date. It will be returned to you after it's been examined. As I said, there's not much more we can do except file a report." She followed my line of sight and frowned. She pulled out her phone. "I'll get things moving. You might want to call a funeral home and get things ready."
I nodded and watched Polly stick her tongue out at the detective. I stepped in between them, blocking their view from one another.
The coroner showed up ten minutes later and he and an assistant took the trunk away. The detective left with them.
I shut the door and sighed in relief.
Polly appeared in front of me. "Will they bring my body back here?"
"No. I will see that you're buried properly then you can move on."
"What if I want to stay with you?" Polly asked. She pointed to herself. "This part of me, not my bones."
"Don't you want to see your Mama again?" I asked her.
"No. Mama didnt love me. I like you and Alice too. I want to stay here."
"You can stay for a while but you will have to move on eventually. All spirits have to move on." I told her. "If you stay, there are rules. Don't frighten the workmen and no running the halls in the middle of the night. I need my sleep."
Polly nodded. "I understand. Thank you for not making me go right away."
"If I could hug you right now, I would." I smiled at Polly. "You're a brave girl after everything you've been through."
Polly laughed. "Maybe you can read me another story."
I went over and sat down next to Alice. She handed me the book and I picked out a story about a cat to read.
Eventually, Alice and I read all the stories in the book and Alice fell asleep on the sofa. I walked upstairs to my room. Polly was standing outside the empty small bedroom.
"Was that your room?" I asked.
"Yes." Polly looked back at me and pointed into the room. "Hilde, what's that bright light in there?"
I went to look but I saw nothing. I opened my mind's eye and saw the portal. "That's the veil opening for you. Don't be afraid to walk through to the other side. If you're ready…..."
Polly looked up at me. "I'm ready but I'll come visit. I promise."
"I know you will. This is your home and your welcome anytime." I told her.
She walked to the portal then turned back and waved. "See you soon, Hilde."
"See you soon, Polly." I waved back as she walked through the veil. I couldn't help feeling a little sad. In the short time I had known her, I had became fond of her.