The Hands of a House https://www.penana.com/feed/70861 After her parents die and she loses her job, Laina moves back to her childhood town and becomes suddenly close to her married neighbor Weston. However, Weston isn't just the sweet handsome guy next door, he's the serial killer that has been terrorizing the town and Laina has found herself in the middle of solving the mystery.   Between he en Penana The Hands of a House Chapter Ten https://www.penana.com/story/70861/the-hands-of-a-house/issue/10  Laina, driving up the road with purple bags under her eyes and an empty swirling stomach filled with swallowed tears, reversed into her driveway. She parked. All of the lights she had left on in her house were out. Even the streetlight was off. Laina had a hard time getting out of her truck. It felt much warmer and welcoming than her dark house Tue, 17 Nov 2020 03:36:01 +0000 The Hands of a House Chapter Nine https://www.penana.com/story/70861/the-hands-of-a-house/issue/9 Laina sat on the counter next to the stove picking big chunks of browned beef out and shoving them in her mouth. They were addictive. You couldn't just sneak one piece.She was holding a bowl of slightly watered down refried beans between her knees. She meant to put them in the skillet for the burritos but what Weston didn't know wouldn't Mon, 16 Nov 2020 03:35:01 +0000 The Hands of a House Chapter Eight https://www.penana.com/story/70861/the-hands-of-a-house/issue/8 Weston carried in all the groceries never saying a word. He had said nothing since seeing Gina in traffic. The fire in his heart has fizzled out leaving nothing but a dark hole. Laina put up the food, but couldn't do much besides watch Weston stare out at his house.The soft grey light made him look lifeless like a statue. He had one arm w Sun, 15 Nov 2020 03:34:02 +0000 The Hands of a House Chapter Seven https://www.penana.com/story/70861/the-hands-of-a-house/issue/7 Laina slammed the door getting out and waited for Weston before clambering up the steps and walking into the pharmacy. When she stepped up to the counter and pulled out her bottle, the woman behind it gasped. Laina looked up, smiled surprised."Oh, my god! Cielle, darling is that you?" The woman walked around and wrapped her arms around La Sat, 14 Nov 2020 03:33:01 +0000 The Hands of a House Chapter Six https://www.penana.com/story/70861/the-hands-of-a-house/issue/6 Laina and Weston sat at the kitchen table most of the morning drinking coffee. The sky got dark and overcast. It rumbled while they watched it from the open backdoors. The trees shook, and the coffee was bitter. A full bag of sugar sat in the middle of the table with a spoon."You should really go get groceries." Weston dragged pouring ano Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:33:40 +0000 The Hands of a House Chapter Five https://www.penana.com/story/70861/the-hands-of-a-house/issue/5 Laina sat on her leather couch staring at the wall in her pajamas. The clock had just hit two in the morning. The lamp was on lighting up the living room and her thoughts were in the clouds. She mindlessly chewed on her thumbnail. She had woken up again, for the second time in a row, in a sweaty fear.She brought her legs to her chest and Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:33:06 +0000 The Hands of a House Chapter Four https://www.penana.com/story/70861/the-hands-of-a-house/issue/4 Weston opened the door, letting Monty run in and guided Laina in. The house, at first sight, was cozy and clean. The walls were bright and creamy and the couch was light slate blue. He offered her a seat on the couch and she took it sitting against a pillow. He quickly swept a piece of her hair back and walked through a doorway.Laina touc Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:32:20 +0000 The Hands of a House Chapter Three https://www.penana.com/story/70861/the-hands-of-a-house/issue/3 Laina jumped up from her drool covered sleeping position at the kitchen table when the movers knocked on the door. She ran to the door wiping off her face with the sleeve of her t-shirt and quickly opened it. A man and a lady stood there in baseball caps. Each hat had a rather ugly giant U embroidered on it."Laina Colwell?" The stumpy lad Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:31:51 +0000 The Hands of a House Chapter Two https://www.penana.com/story/70861/the-hands-of-a-house/issue/2 Laina laid down on the leather couch on a clean sheet and pulled a blanket over her. Somewhere between doing the laundry and hauling off the trash outside, it had gotten late. The moon was high in the sky outside, and the only light coming from the house was a single table lamp up by her head.Sometime tomorrow, she would wake up to the so Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:31:13 +0000 The Hands of a House Chapter One https://www.penana.com/story/70861/the-hands-of-a-house/issue/1 There was a warm wave of familiarity as Laina turned the key in the doorknob and pushed open the front door despite never seeing the inside before it was for sale. It was just the background of her childhood. A simple, one story, mint green house on the end of the street. It had a small fenced-in backyard and a very old oak tree looming over the Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:30:24 +0000 The Hands of a House https://www.penana.com/story/70861/the-hands-of-a-house/issue/0 After her parents die and she loses her job, Laina moves back to her childhood town and becomes suddenly close to her married neighbor Weston. However, Weston isn't just the sweet handsome guy next door, he's the serial killer that has been terrorizing the town and Laina has found herself in the middle of solving the mystery.   Between he Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:29:02 +0000