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up a little. I realized what the door had
hit was part of a tombstone. My father
put the key in the door and tried to open
it but it was stuck. He’s six foot two and
was putting all his weight into it and
finally it gave way.
We found that the space needed a
thorough cleaning before anything
could be removed from the truck. When
In addition to that, my father’s company
I came home from school, my brother
relocated him from New Jersey to
and I were just sitting around the living
Florida and then brought him back to
room with the TV balanced on stereo
New Jersey again. The transition
speakers. We were doing our
happened so quickly that we had no
homework, with the TV on, when the
place to stay. My father called my
front door that was so difficult for my
grandmother and asked her to find a
father to open nearly came off its hinges.
house that we could rent in the interim
It blew wide open.
while he searched for a permanent
residence. We looked at each other and my brother
asked me, “Is it that windy outside?”
My grandmother called and exclaimed
that, “She’d found one that was just I replied, “I don’t know,” and got up
perfect.” and closed the door.
So we packed up and left our beautiful I returned to my homework but the next
house in Jacksonville and drove back up thing you know, the door careened open
to New Jersey. We pulled up in front of once more. I got up and checked outside
a beautiful split-level house—my because I thought maybe someone was
mother and I got excited because the being funny. I didn’t see anyone and
house was just perfect. Then my father noticed no wind. So I closed the door
made a U-turn and pulled up in front of once more.
an old house. My mother and I were in
When it blew open the third time I got
shock.
up. I don’t know whether it was
When I tried to open the car door it hit intuitive or why I did it, but I said, “Hey
something, so Mom had to back the car
