“Oh yeah..sorry about that Mr….uh..” Ally said, not sure what to call him.

“Jones. Mr. Jones.” The old man replied.

“I was just headin up the stairs when the floor fell out from under my foot, Mr. Jones.”

“Well what are two kids like you doing lookin around in an abandoned house anyway?” Mr. Jones replied.

“Well…” Ally started to tell him, but John interrupted.

“We’d rather not talk about it. It’s a long and personal story and it’s very upsetting to think about it.”

“Alright…well, if you two are needin a place to stay you’re more than welcome here.” Mr. Jones said with a kind smile.

John and Ally looked at each other a little uneasy. “No…we’d better keep moving, thanks for the offer, though.” John replied as he gently grabbed Ally’s arm and started walking out of the room.”

Mr. Jones scratched is head knowing something was up. “Alright…what ever you say, John.”

John and Ally got in the car and drove off quickly, making sure Mr. Jones didn’t follow them.