Shadows Of The Past

Twenty Nine

"So it was her friend - Courtney who took the child?" she asked

"No. I don't think so" 

"How are we supposed to find out?"

"Veronica, I think I know where to go, come with me"

They walked straight into the left corridor and found the main corridor which led them towards the stairs wide doors which led to another room - Kayla pushed it open. 

It was a wide room. Really big in size. A platform was raised in the center where a piano dominated the entire room. It was a beauty to look at. Kayla's fingers lightly brushed the keys and that's when a strong force of wind hit them and pushed them across the wall.

The structure of the wall was weak and the debris fell onto them

In the dark and surrounded with dust - it was hard for both of them to look around

"What the fuck?! How on earth are we supposed to find the torch?" Vera yelled

and started looking for the torch and phone. Kayla also started looking for the same and that's when she felt something hard against her hand - she dusted away the dirt from her face and looked clearly. She saw it - she saw it and and she felt the real horror 

She heard a scream behind her - Veronica's but she couldn't turn towards her - not yet as she was too absorbed, too shocked, too shaken to witness the sight before her. The impact of their fall caused the debris to fall and the fall opened the wall which was filled with the dirty secret.

It was a skeleton of a human that was buried inside. She took careful steps and then she saw it more clearly.

She knew who it was as she remembered the dark night of the past....

12th March, 1891

Mystic Manor,

Lexington

Evelyn was just writing her journal when, she heard a knock on the door. She opened the door and saw her sister standing on the door frame. Olivia Morgan - she was her twin - her identical twin with the same height, body structure and coloring. The only thing different in them were their eyes. If she had the deep green eyes, Olivia had the cat like eyes. One could easily sense the power her sister radiated. But it was not good - it was dark. She knew that. Her sister was certainly doing something more dangerous perhaps more sinister which she shouldn't do.

"Liv, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Yes, perhaps you are the only one who can do it."

"What is it Liv, what are you looking for?"

"I know you have not been in great health for some months now – since the little girl went missing." She said coolly

"Olivia – you are talking about my daughter – how can you be so casual about it?"

"Oh please! The child stayed with you only for three days. How much can you miss her?"

"I carried her for nine months!"

"You have your son with you -why do you keep weeping for the lost child. Courtney – your friend evaded with your daughter. You must come in terms with that. I think you should be more careful while selecting your friends. Richard poor Richard! I feel so bad for him. He didn't deserve any of this. Nah! Nothing of this sort. He deserved an equally good-looking woman who could give him all the love of the world and who is strong enough to fight with the world for him. Not someone who just looks for a shoulder to cry on."