#waltestep

A few weeks later, all the financial things were settles, and the state completely took over, but they had no intention of running the house...

WALT- “Miss Baker, they want you to stay on, there is a yearly salary of 35k and you can reside here in the home.”

35k was good money, more than she ever made before, and no rent?? This would be perfect.

EDWINA- “I thank you Mr. Ebert.”

WALT- “You keep the house running, and making money, there will be pay incentives for you as time goes on...but in twenty years, the State will sale the property.  At that time, if you are interested, you can purchase the home and continue to run it, or allow it to sell.”

EDWINA- “Why only twenty years?”

WALT- “That was the agreement with Mr. Penngrove.”

EDWINA- “Twenty years is a long way off, I will worry about that when the time comes.”

As the days and weeks moved on, Penngrove House was about to have a big change. Theo grew quickly and was soon walking and trying to talk. Kate did her best, but he was a handful, but for some reason once she put him down for the night, he never woke. She would go in and check him and he was always sleeping, and dry.  It was when he was awake that she had her hands full. Just after he started walking was when things changed, and again, Theo would be abandoned….

WALT- “Well, Mr. Penngrove, it’s all settled. I am sure your grandfather would be happy.”

CHARLES- “I doubt it.  He wanted me to die here, like he did. It’s just not what I want to do with my life.”