We're Blood

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It was a casual day in the city of Cairo with everyone getting onto their day making most of it. A young woman got out of a cab adjusting her paying the drover and began walking in front of a museum holding some papers and files that she was delivering. She walked up the steps going inside not seeing anyone but can hear a woman talking which she knew all too well continuing to go to the office. The woman knocked before opening the door greeting the man on the phone and set the papers down nodding his head as a 'thank you' before she left. "Evie. People will think youre insane from talking to yourself." said the woman walking to the aisle where a woman was on the ladder putting the books back on the shelf. "You know me since we were teenagers. You and Jonathan shouldve gotten used to it. Can you go grab the return cart for me by the front desk?" said Evie. Laila walked away to grab the cart then heard a strange noise followed by a loud crash after Evie yelled. She looked to find all the shelves of the library being knocked down by dominoes in shock before glancing at Evie who looked at what just happened. "You okay?" said Laila. "At the moment. Yes." said Evie then heard a gasp. They turned to see the Curator walking in seeing the mess displayed in front of him who shock and angry to speak until his eyes landed on Evie. "Son of the Pharoahs! Give me frogs! Flies! Lotus! Anything but you!" said Curator walking over to Evie. Laila walked over to comfort Evie knowing this isnt the first time this kind of issue happened here. "Compared to you. The plagues would be a joy." He says. "I am so very sorry. It was an accident." said Evie. "My girl, Rameses destroyed Syria, that was an accident. You are nothing but catastrophe. Look at my library!" said Curator. "Curator please. She going through so much this week." said Laila. "Laila. Please dont help her." said Curator as she away to pick up the papers off the floor. "Why do i put with you?" said Curator looking at Evie. "Well you put with me because i can read and write ancient Egyptian, decipher hieroglyphics and hieratic, and im the only one who in within a thousand miles who can properly cade and catalog this place. Thats why." said Evie. "Laila can do all that as well. I put with you because your parents are our finest patrons. Allah rest their souls." said Curator. "I dont care how you do it? How long this takes? Clean this mishiver!" said Curator walking away. Laila looked over at Evie concerned until they both heard a noise from one of the rooms behind her seeing the doors were cracked open.

She walked with Evie to the room pushing her jack to the side ready to takeout her surprising Evie once she grabbed the torch. "Why do you have that?!" said Evie seeing the sheath and her hand on the handle. "You really questioning me about this instead of figuring out who is in here?" said Laila looking at her. "Abdul? Mohammed? Bob?" said Evie looking around. She saw Laila walk slowly being cautious until they heard a thump in one of the open sarcophagus getting close to it with her looking in for a fake mummy popping up. Evie scream while Laila quickly pulled her dagger out raising it to the man's throat after pinning him with her arm against his chest. "It's me! It's me, Laila. Don't kill me!" said the man in fear. "Jonathan!" said Laila letting go of him and put her dagger back in its sheath tucked inside her pants. "Have no respect for the dead?" said Evie glaring at her brother. "I do but i'd rather like to join them. Thou not from Laila from what just happened." said Jonathan. "Well i would let her do it before you my career like they way youve ruined yours. Now get out." said Evie after slapping him in he face. "MY sweet baby sister and my dear friend. I have you know that at this precise moment my career is on high note." said Jonathan almost falling out of the sarcophagus from him being a bit drunk. "Jonathan. Now isnt the time for this. Evie had a rough week." said Laila. "Yes. I made a huge mess in the library and Bembridge Scholars rejected me again. Told me i dont have enough experiences in the field." said Evie sitting down. Laila sat on her right rubbing her back as Jonathan then looked for something in the sarcophagus as she and Evie knew could be junk to bring to the Curator. "Don't worry i got something that will cheer you up. Here it is." said Jonathan bringing it out and showed it tot the girls. 'It cant be.' Laila thought seeing the hexagon object. "Where did you get this?" said Evie holding it n her hands. "ON the digs in Thebes." said Jonathan seeing Laila gave him a death glare. "Tell me i found something." e syas as a comprtment opened up showig a old map. "Jonathan i believe you found something." said Evie. "Im gonna go see Curator in his office for a moment." said Laila getting up leavingthe siblings alone. She looked behind her before rushing to Curator's office barging in startling him from loking at the papers she gave him. "Whats is going with you?" said Curator. "Its been found." said Laila making Curator confused. "What has been found?" said Curator.

Evie and Jonathan came in before she could have time to explain and placed the map on the desk while Laila sat down feeling a bit off out of no where. "What on earth am i looking at?" said Curator looking out his eye scope to see the details of the map better. "You see the cartouche there? Its the official Royal seal of Seti the First. Im sure of it." said Evie. Laila didnt get her the rest feeling her head slowly spinning and closed her eyes for moment. 'She opened her eyes seeing that she was somewhere in unknown city in the middle of the desert walking down the market. Laila noticed her clothes were different as well until someone was calling her.' "Laila?" said Evie getting her t look at her confused. "Huh?" said Laila looking at her and the men. "Do you believe in Hamunaptra exits? You have traveled before." said Evie. "Its a myth and i hardly doubt you cant ever find it. Its a waste of time." said Laila shaking away the dizziness. "But this is big." said Jonathan as the siblings spoke until Curator 'accidently' set the map on fire. They two put it out fast only to save half of the map as Laila carefully got up seeing that there was nothing to do now on finding the place. "Listen to Laila. She has been many travels and many men lost their lives trying to find it." said Curator as the three left. "It would be better if you just let one go." said Laila. "No. If Jonathan was the one who found it the he can take me there." said Evie. "Yeah. Why dont you tell her or should i?" said Laila looking at Jonathan. "What are you talking about?" said Evie confused. "I have no i . . ." Jonathan froe seeing Laila quickly reach for her dagger without breaking eye contact with him. "Fine. I stole it from a drunk." said Jonathan seeing the shock look on Evie's face. "Then i guess we have to find them. Now dont we?" said Evie walking away tp grab her things. "I hate you." said Jonathan as Laila walked past him slapping his back hard o purpose. "You two love either way." said Laila going where Evie was. "You really want to go through with this?" said Laila looking at Evie putting on her coat and hat. "More than anything." said Evie. "Alright." said Laila turning around to grab the phone spinning the dial. "Who are you calling?" said Evie. "Cairo Prison. They would must likely be there." said Laila then began speaking in Arabic.