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’s name while Tate grimaced. No one but Arie seemed to notice the look on Tate’s face at the mention of Grace ’s name. He also gave her a creepy feeling that sent electrifying currents deep into her bones.
    “I still cannot believe our sweet, caring, fun loving, not to mention troublemaking
     and prankster , Gracie is gone. I remember the first time stay ing here for the whole summer. I was ten at the time s o that would have made Tate, Cris , and Gracie at the time seven years old . I woke up the next morning with a long hissing snake crawling up me. I immediately screamed and heard Tate’s and Cris’s earsplitting screams at the same time. While we were screaming , Gracie was laughing uncontrollably in the hallway.
    “Back th e n , it wasn’t funny but now I can look back and laugh at the whole scene , ” Mark said as he gave out a light chuckle throughout the story.
    “Not to mention she came into each of our rooms, and picked up the snakes out of the beds w hile laughing at us and then kissed them on the mouth before walk ing out of the room , ” Tate said as he shook his head then got the same look on his face he got earlier before quickly blinking it away.
    Cris ’s family was suddenly engrossed in recalling many of Grace ’s pranks or how she would cheer someone up with just a smile and twinkle in her eye. At first Arie felt uncomfortable but as the stories about Grace were told, she was just as engrossed as the family until someone whispered in her ear.
    ‘ Remember what you are here for , ’ t he voice she now knew belonged to Grace spoke to her after a few hours of listening to stories about her.
    From the look on Cris’s face when she turned toward him made her suspect that he had got ten the same message as she did. Her suspicions were quickly confirmed when he spoke.
    “Mom, how about I show Arie , Grace ’s room while you finish lunch , ” Cris spoke up as his mother excused herself to go finish the lunch she had started for
     them.
    “Sure , I was just about to suggest just that , ” Daya said before disappearing into the kitchen.
    Arie rose out of her chair behind Cris as they passed the living room and headed for the stairs. The living room was filled
     with photos from the time when Cris and Grace were babies until adulthood. There were also pictures of Cris’s parents from their wedding. A fireplace s a t along the wall with a bear rug in front of it and a black sectional couch , which surrounded the fireplace.
    Cris took the stairs t w o at a time with Arie quickly f ol lowing closely behind him. They headed down a long hallway that held a floral design
     and another set of family pictures. Arie found herself wondering which room was Cris’s until they finally reached the end of the hallway.
    “That door over there leads to my old room , ” Cris said as he pointed to the door on their right. “And this right here is , well , was Grace ’s room , ” he said as he open ed the door on their left.
    Arie cautiously stepped into Grace ’s room , not wanting to break anything. As she looked around and Cris was looking for Grace ’s notes , she noticed the walls were a lilac color with a family portrait painted on the walls from when they were younger. Making her think Grace hadn’t changed the color in her room for a long time ; either that , or the portrait and color was significant to Grace . In the middle of the room was an oak wood bed with matching dressers and nightstands
     on either side of the bed.
    The nightstand closer to the window suddenly began to move from side to side , Arie and Cris both looked at each other in shock. It looked as though it was walking on its own
     as it moved forward , swaying. Neither one of them moved until Arie saw Grace ’s spirit urging her forward toward the moving nightstand.
    “Can you come mov e this for me?” Arie asked Cris when she noticed how heavy the nightstand was.
    Cris quickly moved forward , lifted the nightstand into the air