The attic has never struck him as weird until he tried to get it converted.
He figured a room for rent room would bring in a bit more cash and company.
When the builder arrived to check how easily he could make his new room things got complicated.
Complicated in a police-need-to-be-involved-now way.
There had always been a faint smell up there which he'd put down to mould or stale air.
The builder had been checking the water tank in the corner and nearly collapsed after lifting the lid.
Seems they'd finally found where his mother had gone, not that there was much of her left now.
When the police arrived to check out the rest of the attic they found others.
His mother had company all this time.
He never realised he had siblings much less five of them.
They were so tiny, so very small.
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