The Mummy Maker

Chapter 3

Every room in this house was disgusting, all dusty and broken with tones of graffiti. The stair had some missing steps and looked as worn out if not more so thent he rest of the swaying house. I carefully headed upstairs and walked into what would be my bed room. It was a nice space I guess need a huge makeover.

I walked out and met my brother in his room next door, his room was a lot clear then mine but had more graffiti including a huge clown opposite the door. I looked up at him as he shivered form the look of the clonw

"I think someone was murdered here." My brother lt out a heart laugh and snorted before looking down at me. the laughter stopped when he saw I wasn't joking about the state of the house. Dropping the humor from his face as he looked more intently at me.

"Show me." He said, nodding I gesturded him to follow me back into my room. I point into he right corner of th e room where there were stains on the floor and the walls. He looked at it for a few minute and opened his moth to speak but was inturupted.

"Why don't you tow go see the town and see if you can make any friend." Dad said as he came into he room with his loving smile. We didn't speak, I poited to the stains. He looked at us before looking at it and grimaced.

"Yes well, kid probably drunk of wine spilt it. You gyes head out. Well... get this cleaned up." He ushered us out the house quickly, I looked at my brother as were were practically thrown out he front oor. He looked at the door our farther had shut then to me and shrugged his shoulders.

He began walking I a direction, feeling uerved on my own I followed my elder brother. The sencery was beautiful, house large and pretty made ours stick out like a soar thumb. It wasn't a large walke when we hit the busy little town, there was shops and market littered everywhere around an extrmly large looking park.

All the buildings were old-timly and seemed to be cramped together in a cute dolls house looking way. In the middle of the park was a staue of a soldier standing tall and proud watching over the town. He held his gun in his right arm and was saluting. Under hims a long list of noames from solders who died in the line of duty.

Ezo, walked away and entered the sports shop without a word. Shrugging I carried on my walk throught the parkuntil I hit a very old and worn out shop "Rarity books – Shop of rare books." Interged I headed into he shop. And elderly an was reading at the front.

I looked around for amoment when out of all the dusty books was a large red book, "the world of magic." Taking the book I headed over to the man, he looked up to me closing his book.

"I havern't seen up hee before." He stated I nodde my head

"Just moved, Arabella Moore." I held my hand out he looked shocked and shook it.

"Moore aye? Moreen or Leo?" I looked at him shocked.

"L-leo's." he smiled and nodded his head "good kid.." the man headed into the back muttering to himself.

"Magic huh?" a voice squeaked behind me. Jumping I looked to my right to see a small girl my age looking over my showed. Her sliver hair tide up into a tight pony tail, her face was wiped of all make up but her skin was flawless. I opened my mouth but the old man coming back caugt my attention

"here you might like this too. BNoth are free. As a moving in present." My eyes light up and I hugged both books.

"Thanky uo so much!" I headed out of the shop the slivered lady following me. I diddn't say anything till she did which was when we left the shop

"So Arabella moore huh?" I looked at her.

"How did you-" I started, she held up a hand with a smile

"I was in the shop, I'm Mystic Jones. It is noce to meet you fellow book lover." She seemed like a nice girl. Very bubbly like she had been given to much sugar but nice non the less.

She bgan to walk around me suddenly tripping up and landing face first on the path. I bit my lip and crouched beside her

"Are you okey." She knelt up and laughted rubbing her face. I stood and held a hand out helping her up once she took it.

"Sorry. I've always been clumsy but that was just embarrassing." She chcuckled. I nodded my head and let her hand go. "Why don't I show you around newbie." I nodded my head and agreed. She showed me the town hall, the school, banks, shops, food shop, resutrants and the cinema.

As we were walking back down the park I spotted Enzo walking up, his face a mix of annoyance and relief. "Enzo, this is-" He cut me off not once looking towards mystic

"Where the hell have you been!" she growled in my face. "I have been trying to reach you for hours!"

"I'm sorry... My phone is back at the hopuse." I apoligised. He tsked and grabbed my arm roughly. "Were leaving." He growled again draggin me away

"Bye then dick!" myst shouted. I looked back to see her just standing there annoyed, turned around and walked away while I carried on beging dragged by Enzo. As soon as we reached the front door he let go and stormed into he house

"She fine!" he shouted and my parents popped up around the corner.

"There you are! Don't do that again!" they hugged me tightly and then let go. "Come on dinners here." I looked to my left into the living room where there was sheets of dirty rag placed everywhere and the smell of fresh paint intoxicating.

The hallway was messy and full of sawdust, I walked passed the spare room white was untiched other the a sheet placed over the floor. The kitchen had been fully ripped out and lay dirty and bare, I turned and entered the dinning room.

Farther was sat at the head of the table, mother was dishing out food, Caludette and paullette in highchairs while Arlo was in his cot. Enzo sat down and I sat beside him waiting for mother to finish to dig in.