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"Thank you" I said as I smiled.

We headed inside and to dad's room. I took a deep breath and unlocked the door. Dust filled his bookshelves. There was no sunlight. We went inside and opened the window. Pictures fell out of the window. It was pictures of Techno. He grabbed one and inspected it.

"Weirdo" Techno said as he threw the picture on the ground.

I looked over to the bookshelf. I brushed my finger along the dust.

"If you were dad where would you find a key" Techno said as he scanned the room.

I wiped the dust off my finger and flipped through the books.

"Maybe he hid it in a secret compartment?" I asked as I flipped through each book.

"Maybe, he was rich and smart so maybe it's like one of those things where you flip a switch" Techno said as he laughed.

"Hey guys" Dream said as he walked into the room.

He smiled at me and waved. I waved and went back to flipping through books. Techno was silent. I heard Techno walk towards me. He whispered in my ear.

"You really need to consider who you go out with because where was he when I saw you almost kill yourself out there in the garden" Techno whispered aggressively.

He walked away and walked towards another book shelf. I froze. I looked over to him. He looked annoyed.

"What are you guys looking for?" Dream said to break the silence.

Techno muttered something under his breath.

"What?" (Dream)

"Nothing" (Techno)

"The key to my dad's book" I said as I sighed.

Techno was being difficult. Why couldn't he get along with Dream.

"Oh I can help" Dream said as he smiled.

"It's probably some sort of mechanism" Dream said as he walked towards the mirror.

He put his hand on the mirror. It tilted. It revealed a compartment with a small box inside. Me and Techno looked at each other and then at Dream. I walked over to the mirror and grabbed the box.

"Thanks" I said as I brushed my hand Dream's cheek and walked towards Techno.

"George we need to talk" Techno said as he grabbed my hand.

"Alone" Techno said as he looked at Dream.

We walked over to the kitchen. He let go of me and sighed.

"Do you actually like him?" (Techno)

"I think....I do"

"Is he even good for you, for godsake George I saw you thinking about killing yourself" Techno said as took a leaned on the counter.

"I was....not in a good state okay, I have been through a lot Techno" I said as tears formed.

"What if I didn't make it on time George" Techno said as he stopped leaning.

"Where was he when you needed him? Where was he huh? Where?" (Techno)

"I....don't know" I said as tears streamed down my face.

"You are here but but not mentally, I need all of George here, I want you to be safe" Techno said as he hugged me.

"The fact you thought about it and held the blade made me realize, I need to be here for you, I need to protect you from well yourself, and I know Dream isn't going to do that" Techno said as he stopped hugging me.

I wiped my tears. I handed the box to Techno. We left the kitchen and headed back to Dad's room. Dream was there waiting. He smiled. I felt like Techno was right in a way. But I don't know.

"Dream you can go now, George and I sort of want to look through this alone" Techno said as he set the box on the book shelf.

"Oh yeah of course, just thought you might need this" Dream said as he handed me a book.

Our hands touched. I froze. I stared into his eyes. He cleared his throat as he let go of the book.

"I will be on my way" Dream said as he ruffled my hair and walked out the door.

I held onto the book close to my chest.  I felt nervous. I set the book on the bookshelf as Techno opened the small box. Inside was a key and some photos. It was a photo of all of us and a few of just mom and Techno.

Techno brushed his finger on mom's photo. My heart felt like it shattered. I grabbed the ket and placed it in the book. I took a deep breath as I turned it. It unlocked. I opened the first page.

Entry 1:

    "Everything is going according to plan. I made her go away, forever. The kids are upset but no one suspects a thing. Techno seems suspiciously. He has been locked in his room. He doesn't eat dinner with us. I need to check on him."

I flipped a couple pages.

Entry 17:

       "He knows, Techno knows. He is planning to find more out. He is my own son, I can't kill him. George would be devastated. I need to think of something. I can't kill him with my own hands....but someone else could."

Techno clenched his fists. I turned the page.

Entry 18:

    "Everything is in place. A way to eliminate Techno. No one could ever know, no one will know. With him gone I could do what I please without suspicion. Now about George. He is harmless. Everything needs to be perfect. Everything HAS to he perfect. I will make HIM perfect."

I felt angry. I flipped the pages.

Entry 27:

    "I did it. It worked. I made him perfect. He won't feel pain or emotions. He will be a perfect king. I made him forget about what happened. He will be shaped to perfection. He is perfect."

I shut the book. I felt my anger rise. Tears were forming in my eyes.

"It was as if I wasn't my supposed to be my own person" I said angrily.

Techno wrapped his arm around him and held me close.

"It's okay he's gone now" Techno whispered.

"But we need to find out what his true plan was, why he wanted to take us over one by one" I said I calmed down.

I looked over at the book. A piece of a picture was sticking out. I pulled it out. My eyes widened. My hands shook. I dropped the picture in disbelief.

"Mom was an.....angel" I said shakily.

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