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"Time?", I quizzed Iris. She nodded. "Porta Alchemica", she shouted. The door and the forcefield opened. "Chant the spell and get in. As I said, the key is just for show.... Both the door and the forcefield opens with this spell....", she reminded me. We entered the safe. There was food, a water filter and many other supplies. There was also blood stored in the safe. It was just perfect! "If there's no one to maintain this, please make sure to come here secretly once in every week to change supplies. You understand?", Iris asked me. "Yes", I replied.
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I was exploring the safe with Iris by my side. I came across a photo album, placed on the side table beside the tiny bed. There were two girls holding hands. I was sure that the first one was aunt Portia. She has black hair, and yellow eyes. I didn't know the other girl beside her. She was exceptionally beautiful! She had black hair, and had pretty topaz green eyes. "Iris, who is this?", I asked her. "That's.... I don't know.... Must be one of my mum's friends....", she said. I felt strange. I felt that she was lying. "Really?", I reconfirmed. "Really....", she replied. After turning pages for a while, I understood one thing for sure.... That girl was her best friend. Our aunt would know a lot about her. So, I decided to find out about that girl the next day. In the safe, I saw another picture. There was a man. The picture had something written right below it.....
'My beloved husband,
Alex Athens.'"Well.... Who's this?", I asked my cousin. "That's my dad....", she replied, sadness clearly evident in her melodious voice. "I am sorry....", I said.
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As I continued my exploration, I found a trap door. It was designed to look like a book shelf. I found out that it was a door, after observing for a while. There was swipe card machine in the corner. Iris pulled out a card from a huge book. There were about a thousand pages in it. She said that in page number six hundred and fifty four was a key card. She swiped it and opened the trap door to reveal a huge tunnel. "If anyone enters here, use the key card and escape. There's a magic proof car in the end. It is not only magic proof, but also a bullet proof car", she informed me. "How big is the tunnel?", I enquired her. "Neither too big, nor too small", she said. We exited the safe and the basement. As we entered the living room we saw Trix and Adonis sitting on the couch. The movie had ended. "Where were you guys? You missed quite a lot!", Adonis said cheerfully. Later that night, Iris showed my room. I unpacked my suitcase. Suddenly, I found some strange animal.
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Swift! What is she doing here!?
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WICKED (BOOK 1) - THE WITCH OF ALASKA
Mystery / ThrillerCatherine Night, a young 8 year old girl, takes you through a journey of her life in 'WICKED HIGH', and the series of challenges and mysteries she faces there.