No mail comes on Thursday morning so the day starts off a little better. And Hazel's off somewhere, hopefully the place she disappears to when she comes back with food. So at least I'll have that to look forward to. I decide to use my alone time to prepare my mind for leaving. True, I don't have the boxes as yet; but if I do at least one thing to make that eviction notice real, maybe I'll build the courage to buy them. I sift through the plastic bags I keep in the built-in wardrobe and empty one filled with old letters. Three pop out at me, all unopened; one from Lily, the other from my mother's sister, and Pete's.
It's hard to decide which one to read first. But soon enough I tear open the one from the castle thief. It's dated in early 2017 and already I think she addressed it to the wrong person.
To my favourite niece,
A recent experience has made me realize I haven't always been a good person. There are a few people I didn't treat right, and you're one of them. Please let me make it up to. Let me do you a favour before I die. Come see me and you'll get your house back when you turn twenty-one. Of course, if you play stubborn; my attorney will just follow the previous will.
And she leaves it unsigned. I can't believe it! Even after admitting to her crimes, this evil woman refuses to validate the confession with her signature. Ahhh! Why am I so flustered anyway? It's not like her empty words matter. I turned twenty-one twelve months ago. My eyes widen. Twelve months? Does it? Does that mean the castle thief? Does that mean she's finally dead?
YOU ARE READING
NINE TIME MACHINES: Do you want to undo your entire life on planet earth?
FantasíaThere is a war coming! In it, Lilith and the impostor God must battle for all human minds on earth. But one girl can stand in the gap for all humanity. However, to prove worthy for this feat, Mary must begin shadow work to take the mark upon herself...
