Wednesday

Chapter 4: Meeting House

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The three snuck to the front of the meeting house and were met with a lock on the door.

"Give me your retainer." Wednesday ordered Eugene.

"What? Why? Your teeth are really good. Not as straight or white as Enid's, but still..."

"Hand it over!" He snapped.

Eugene took the retainer out of his mouth, and wiped it on his sleeve, before giving it to him.

"What if Mistress Arlene catches us?" (Y/n) asked.

"Hive code. Deny everything."

"That's not hive code. What's the big deal anyway? The fudge is definitely the best thing about this place." Eugene said.

Wednesday used Eugene's retainer to pick the lock, and handed it back to him.

"Stop talking. Keep watch. (Y/n), come with me." Wednesday grabbed the girl's hand and pulled her inside the meeting house with him.

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Wednesday opened his backpack and Thing crawled out and onto a display case.

"Hey Thing." (Y/n) greeted.

Thing waved at her. The girl smiled and walked away, going to examine the meeting house.

"My grandmother once told me secrets are like zombies...they never truly die."

Wednesday glanced at Thing, who pointed at (Y/n) and drew a heart with his finger again. The boy glared at the hand, and quickly glanced at (Y/n) to make sure she didn't see.
He shot Thing one last venomous look, and walked away, coming face to face with a giant wax figure of Joseph Crackstone.

"I'm not sure what secret Crackstone is hiding, but I have a strange feeling the answers to my future lie in the past."

"Hey, Wednesday. Check this out." (Y/n) got Wednesday's attention, and motioned him over to a giant painting on the wall.

Wednesday stood next to her and looked at the inscription.

"'The Old Meeting House, 1625.'" He read.

The painting was of Joseph Crackstone standing in front of the Meeting House and a bunch of pilgrims surrounded him.

Wednesday stared at the painting, and noticed one person in particular. The boy from his vision was in the painting holding some kind of book.

"(Y/n), Thing, this is the boy from my vision. He's even holding the same book. That black one he had outside Crackstone's Crypt."

Wednesday went over to one of the display cases and saw the same black book in the case.

"This is the book." He opened the case and grabbed it. "Codex Umbrarum."

(Y/n) looked at the book from over his shoulder. "What does that mean?"

"It's Latin for 'Book of Shadows.'" He explained.