Home - A Flash Fiction Short

She pushed through the door to her little place roughly. She was exhausted and sore, and just wanted to be done with the day. Her little house was tucked back in the woods a bit, which allowed her the luxury of being left the hell alone when she felt like this. She flopped bonelessly into her favorite chair and took a deep breath. The sound of a chair scuffing across the floor comes from her kitchen.
The little archway that leads to the kitchen from her living room is dark, not even the green glow of the microwave clock making a dent in the shadows in there. She shakes her head and gets to her feet. Instead of going to the kitchen, she heads towards her bedroom. Clothes are strewn all over the floor, but the laundry on her bed is neatly folded. The bed itself is tightly made. She walks past this to her attached bathroom and turns on the shower. As she peels out of her works clothes, she hears the rising pitch of the teakettle whistle start. Sighing, she wraps herself in her old tatty robe and heads back out of the bedroom.
She steps into the kitchen and flips on the light. It’s small, but immaculately kept. A polished tea kettle sits on the stove, merrily puffing steam as it whistled for attention. A cup and saucer has already been placed on the table, along with some cream and two sugar cubes.
“Ok, ok, I’ll have some tea first.” She says with exasperation. She sits and fixes her tea, blowing on it so she can take the first sip. As it lightly burns her tongue, the flavor makes the corner of her lips curl up in a smile.
“You picked a good one....yeah, yeah, you were right. Don’t be so smug about it.” Carrying the cup, she walks back to her running shower. The bathroom is steamed up nicely and she slips out of her robe, enjoying one more quick sip of tea before getting into the shower.
“Lets finish watching that show you like tonight, the one about the Scottish manor.” She says to the empty room. Slowly, in the fog on the mirror, words slowly get drawn. I’ll start the popcorn Sometimes, all a haunted house needs is the right tenants.