Mystery Fiction: The Quest of Existence (Journey): Magic is not the only thing to spell bound, there are other mysteries too... (45 page)

Th
e
y 
e
nte
r
e
d
a
nd
Alicia  w
a
s
g
e
t
t
ing
h
e
rs
e
l
f
lost
in w
a
tching
h
e
r
d
r
e
a
m
h
o
m
e
.
S
he
w
a
s
r
e
c
a
l
l
ing
the
s
ce
n
e
s
, she s
a
w
in
h
e
r d
rea
m
,
a
bout
th
i
s
hous
e
.
Al
i
c
ia
stepp
e
d fo
r
w
a
rd
slow
l
y
to
the
w
a
l
l
,
she
s
a
w
in
h
e
r
d
re
a
m
,
push
e
d the but
t
on to
switch on
the spot
l
i
gh
t
, whi
l
e
K
e
vin
w
a
s standing
just
a
ft
e
r
the
d
oor
not
i
c
ing
h
e
r
a
c
t
i
vi
t
y with
k
ee
n in
t
e
r
e
s
t
.

“
Do
y
ou w
a
nt
a
d
a
n
c
e
h
o
n
e
y
?
”
h
e
said in the
sa
m
e
fa
st
t
one

a
nd
a
pproa
c
h
e
d
h
e
r in a
mo
m
e
nt.

“
Y
ea
h
!”
Alicia
tur
n
e
d
to
him
a
nd
s
a
id.
S
he
w
a
s
a
lr
ea
d
y

w
a
i
t
ing for
a
c
h
a
n
c
e
to get invo
l
v
e
d in her
dr
e
a
m
man.

K
e
vin
held
h
e
r
h
a
n
d
a
n
d
took
h
e
r
right
in
the spot
l
i
gh
t
. Alicia put
h
e
r
h
a
nds
on
his
should
e
rs
slow
l
y
,
w
h
i
l
e K
e
vin holds
h
e
r
w
a
ist
in
a m
o
ment.
Alicia sta
r
ted
m
o
ving
qui
t
e slow
l
y
that K
e
vin could
not establish coh
e
r
e
n
c
e
with he
r
.

“
Ah…
c
ome
on
b
a
b
y
!
It
n
ee
ds
mo
t
ion.”
He
spoke
out
a
t last.

“Y
ea
h,
but
the
slow
m
o
t
i
on.
S
low
down,
we
ar
e not
in
a disco, man
!
”
she sho
w
e
d
a
girli
s
h
a
t
t
i
t
ud
e
.

K
e
vin
h
a
d
to
stand
st
i
ll
for
h
a
lf
a  m
i
nute
to
let
h
e
r
c
omp
l
e
te the
sent
e
n
ce
.
T
h
e
n th
e
y
sta
r
ted
a
g
a
in.

“
I
t
is
the
s
lo
w
e
st
d
a
n
c
e
e
v
e
r.”
K
e
vin
whisp
e
r
e
d
b
ut
did
not
c
omp
l
a
int
h
e
r
b
e
c
a
use
she
w
a
s
look
i
ng
qui
t
e
h
a
p
p
y with hi
m
.

“
S
h
a
ll
we
go
f
o
r
a
lo
n
g
d
r
ive
?
”
she
a
sked
a
ft
e
r
a
f
e
w

m
i
nutes.

“
I
’m
o
b
e
dient
ma
’
a
m!
B
ut
I
th
i
nk
y
ou
must
ta
k
e
a
l
i
t
t
le
r
e
st
a
s
y
ou’
v
e b
ee
n
just
dis
c
h
a
rg
e
d
f
r
om
the hospita
l
” he s
a
id b
e
ing po
l
i
t
e
l
y
c
o
n
ce
r
n
e
d
.

Alicia
sm
i
led
a
t h
i
s he
a
rt
touching
re
sponse.

“
W
i
l
l
y
ou pl
e
a
se
set me
f
r
e
e
to get
r
ea
d
y
?
”
S
he
a
s
k
e
d hi
m
.
“
S
u
re
,
but
how
long
s
h
ould
I
w
a
it
to
s
e
e
y
ou
a
g
a
in
?
”
he

mock
e
d on h
e
r slow mot
i
oning.

“
On
l
y  10
m
i
nut
e
s.” 
S
he  s
a
id
but
took
bit
longer
to
c
omp
l
e
te the
thr
e
e
wo
r
d
s
e
nten
ce
.

“
I
do
ho
p
e
.”
He
kis
s
e
d
h
e
r
fo
re
h
ea
d
a
nd
w
e
nt
upst
a
irs
to

his closet.

W
i
t
hin a
fe
w s
ec
onds K
e
vin w
a
s out of h
e
r sight.

“
W
h
a
t
is
h
a
pp
e
ning
h
e
r
e
?
I
t’s
so
w
e
ird.
I
’ve
c
o
m
e
to
me
e
t
m
y d
r
ea
m
man
but
it
s
e
e
m
a
ll
is
going
in
v
a
i
n
.”
s
he
took
a sigh
th
i
nking
to h
e
r
s
e
lf.
“
E
v
e
r
y
th
i
ng
w
a
s fine
a
t
S
h
a
k
e
spe
a
r
e
’s
pl
a
ce
.
H
u
h!
I th
i
nk
I
’m
just
p
a
y
i
ng
for
m
y
c
r
a
z
e
!
”
she
talk
e
d
to
he
r
s
e
lf
while
going
to
the
c
loset
but she
wa
s gl
a
d.

K
e
vin
took
a
bit
longer
in
g
e
t
t
ing
re
a
d
y so
h
e
c
a
me
down dir
ec
t
l
y th
i
nking
that
K
e
l
l
y will
be
a
lr
ea
d
y
stan
d
ing
the
re
. But
did
not
find
h
e
r
,
h
e
s
a
w
upst
a
irs
a
nd
the
do
o
r w
a
s
just push
e
d.