Appalachia Tales: Knowing Fear

Being a teenager in 1968 is tough.

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(November, 1968)

Deep in the mountainous region of North Carolina sleeps the city of Wolf Colony. It is a cold Monday morning for this valley utopia. In the Lori O’Shea neighborhood stands the St. James residence. It is a two-story red brick house complete with a hipped roof and a long porch. The white entablature is supported by four Doric columns.
On the porch are four white rocking chairs with two on both sides. In between them are small brown circular tables. Resting on them are glass ashtrays. The front door is white with six panels and a gold doorknob.
Upon entering the home there is a large cherry wood table in the middle of the foyer. On the right side of the foyer is an oak wood door containing the foyer closet. Along the right wall is a white staircase. The stairs are white and the handrail is oak wood. Parallel to the staircase is a hallway that leads to the basement.
To the left is the living room. It is furnished with modern furniture. The vanilla-colored camel back

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couch and loveseat are cotton with oak trim. They are positioned on opposite sides of the five-hundred-dollar beige and black rug.
They are separated by a mahogany table. On the table are organized magazines and four ashtrays.
A few feet away is a white fireplace. The mantle is filled with pictures of a female. They depict her wearing silver crowns, evening gowns, and sashes. Above the fireplace is a neck portrait of the St. James matriarch Letha. She is wearing an off-the-shoulder fitted white evening gown.
Her hair is neatly quaffed. She is wearing diamond studs and a diamond necklace.
Her face is made up of light powder, black eyeshadow, black eyeliner, and burgundy lipstick. She is wearing a serious expression. In front of the fireplace is a large brown television with an antenna. A few feet away from the couch is a horizontal window.
It is decorated with pearl white curtains. Walking through the living room leads to the dining room. The dining room is furnished with a cherry wood

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dining room table. There are ten cherry wood chairs. Four on both sides and two at the head and tail.
On the left side of the dining room is a vertical window that is decorated with pearl white curtains. The flooring throughout the house is hardwood. Going through the white swinging door leads to the kitchen. The kitchen is open with a skylight above the island counter. The cabinets are white with small silver knobs. The sink is silver with plastic knobs. Diagonal to the sink is a white refrigerator with a chrome handle. Next to is a white gas stove with chrome knobs.
Upstairs are four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The master bedroom has a queen-sized bed resting against the right wall. The bed frame consists of a white pear-shaped headboard. The mattress is covered in a bright pink mattress and a thick white comforter. A few feet away is a white dresser and a body mirror next to it.
In the center of the left wall is a walk-in closet and neighboring it is the master bathroom. The master

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bedroom has a husband and wife sink with a white marble counter. Along the mirror are six makeup lights. Rounding out the bathroom is a private toilet room and a bathtub with a shower head.
Downstairs in the basement rests Kathy Lancaster. Her room is furnished with a forest green cotton pullout bed that rests against the wall. A few feet away is a light gray cabin table with four matching log chairs. A few feet away is a tall white refrigerator with chrome handling. Unlike the ground level, the basement flooring is concrete.
She is awoken by the alarm clock. She sits up and stretches. She is wearing a long-sleeved chocolate brown pajama set. She gets out of bed makes it and pushes the mattress back into the couch. She puts the cushions on the couch and puts on some black slippers.
She heads upstairs to the second floor. She goes to her elder brother's bedroom door and knocks on it.
"Yorkie it's time for school."
“Alright, alright I’m up!” Yorkshire retorts as the mattres

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Genres:

Action

Crime

Drama

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