Kitchen
Cooking Utensils
China Cabinet
Dishes
Bedroom
Bedroom 2
Family Room
Bedroom 3
Due to popular demand I'll finally continue the story.
As I was wandering around the first floor, I became increasingly creeped out about the fact that everything needed for everyday life was still in place - dishes in the kitchen; linens in the bedrooms; couch, cabinets, television, etc. in the living room...it was as if whoever lived in the house had just disappeared.
Due to years of neglect, the tatami (straw mat) floors were in bad condition and in many places had collapsed through to the ground below, so I had to make my way around be carefully stepping onto supporting members for fear of the floor collapsing beneath my feet. After poking around the first floor with my heart and mind racing, I decided to risk the structural integrity of the stairs to see what I would find on the second floor. No problem the stairs were sturdy.
There were two rooms upstairs, the first of which was a long, dark and appeared to run the length of the house. There were no windows in the room, so it was pitch black, but I could see that it was used as a storage room with tons of stuff stacked from floor to ceiling. But I just couldn't bring myself to go inside to see what might be in there.
So I went into the other room - which had big, bright windows - instead. The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end as I noticed a doll collection and family photo albums at one end of the room. A calendar hanging on the wall was opened to June 1999, which gave me a pretty idea when someone had last spent time in the house. I had finally seen enough and decided to go out the front door instead of passing back through the kitchen. On a table next to the door were, among some other items, a set of keys and a pocketknife - a final sign that whoever had lived there had just up and gone.
And so I did.
Living Room
Living Room 2
Upstairs
Sewing Table
Bar Cabinet
Photo Albums
Entryway Table
Car Parked by Front Door