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𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 1. ~𝕬𝖌𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖆 𝕱𝖊𝖓𝖎𝖝 𝕴𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖙𝖚𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓

They sent a private chauffeur from the Agatha Phoenix Institution early in the morning. I had already packed a few things the day before, my books on spells, science, some philosophy essays, and detective novels. I have always been fascinated by crime stories, and cosmic horror, Edgar Allan Poe was certainly a great source of inspiration to write my stories, Sherlock Holmes, Albert Camus, Schopenhauer, Emil Cioran, H.P. Lovecraft, and Nikola Tesla among other great thinkers, of great vision quite ahead of their time. I guess that's why I feel so identified with them, I feel like I'm living in the wrong era. While I was lost in my thoughts, I finished packing some clothes, my typewriter, and my vinyl records, friends that always accompanied me.

××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××I wasn't planning to say goodbye to those humans who adopted me. It wasn't worth it, considering that they wanted to get rid of me as soon as possible, I asked them to save me the trouble... although I still had a doubt in my mind: Why was I accepted in such an institution?I don't think Viktor or Veronika (my adoptive parents) would have taken the time to find such a place for me. However, the fact that it was quite suspicious did not cease to intrigue me, so I agreed to go.

I needed to find out if this was the same place I had constantly dreamed about for several months.

As I set out on the trip I made some notes in my notebook, drew what came to my mind, and reviewed my previous drawings about nightmares and lucid dreams. Tiredness overcame me, so my eyes closed as the motion of the car lulled me to sleep. Again I was lost in the world of dreams, there was that huge metal gate, and that castle of gothic architecture, with beautiful gargoyles, passages, and gardens, I was indeed flying, but everything was dark, the images were very fast, I just stopped in an unknown place, I was alone.... Or so I thought.

A woman was calling my name in the distance but I couldn't see anything, finally in the darkness lay glowing eyes that rushed furiously towards me.

—Miss Von Marburg, we have arrived at your destination. -The chauffeur replied as the car came to a stop. I woke up suddenly in a daze, looking around me. The place was really familiar to me, it was the gate of my dreams, the castle, my drawings in my personal diary...

—Miss, are you all right?

—Yes, thank you, I was just trying to wake up. - I answered as I arranged my hand luggage. The driver opened the door and helped me unload my luggage. In the grand entrance stood a woman dressed in black, with blue-black hair, pulled back, very elegant, and smoking a pipe.

—You must be Elizabeth. Welcome to the Agatha Phoenix Institution. My name is Vanessa Ives. —Said the woman as she extended her hand graciously.

—It's a pleasure," I replied, as I held out my hand and looked around.

—Please come with me, I'll show you to Director Weems' office while they arrange your belongings.— I nodded as I followed the woman.

—Ms. Weems," said Ms. Ives as she knocked on the office door. -Please come in.As I opened the door Ms. Ives let me go in first.

—Good afternoon Ms. Weems, the new student has arrived. Miss Von Marburg.I stepped forward with both hands clasped in front of me.

The woman seemed to be concentrating in front of her computer. As she fixed her gaze on me, she stood up and asked me to notice her great height. As she turned to me with a big smile she shook her hand to welcome me.

—Is a pleasure to finally have you with us, Ms. Von Marburg. Larissa Weems, Principal, and co-founder of this wonderful school. — she said with a big smile on her face.

—It is a pleasure, Ms. Weems," I shook my hand, as I looked up at her.

—At that moment there was a cosmic connection, I felt a vibration all over my body that made my skin crawl from head to toe, something I had never felt in my life.Apparently, by the gesture Ms. Weems made, she felt exactly the same. It was like an instant spark that I didn't show from the outside, unlike her.

I withdrew my hand and there was silence for a few seconds, while our gazes did not stray for a second.

The silence was interrupted by Miss Ives, who was taking her leave to continue with her work.—We will see each other later, Miss Von Marburg, I have unfinished business, but when you finish settling in, I can give you a tour of the facilities and...

She was abruptly interrupted by Larissa.

—Thank you very much, Ms. Ives, you have helped me enough today, I appreciate your kindness, but I don't want to take more of your time. I will give the tour to Ms. Von Marburg" She said last while turning her gaze back to me with a warm smile.