The Western diaries

The unusual letters

- And your, I suppose brilliant idea, is?
Hannah asked looking at Oliver's mysterious expression.

- We go and explore Lodgeave. Not that complicated.
Oliver answers proudly.

- Not at all.
Hannah gasped a little annoyed.

- What? It's not that hard!
Oli argue back.

- Oh yeah of course it's not, we just disappear in the beginning of the school year and just walk thousands of miles to the Western state to explore the village we have never been to.
Not complicated at all!
She smirked deadly looking at him.

- Not true, Serene lived there!
Argument goes on.

- Can't you two just shut up for a second?
Serene yelled at the two throwing the book she was looking at in front of them.

- She started first!
Oliver yelled when Hannah stopped him.

- Shut up!
Hannah shouted facing the book Serene have thrown.

- What is that..?
She whispered to herself trying to understand the writing.

- "Among the trees so tall and thin,
Where shadows dance and secrets spin,
In the forest's heart, a whisper within,
A clue awaits,
where the fall begins."
When she finally deciphers the strange handwriting, Seren's reaction speaks for itself that she is the only one who knows something out of three of them.

- So?
Hannah asked looking straight at Serene.

- It...It means something.
She replied still trying to think.

- Oh really Sherlock?
Oliver smirked cluelessly.

- Woah, woah, woah wait, "Where the fall begins."
After a couple of minutes she finally came up with something.

-It's talking about the beginning of fall, and before this it was about of Lodgeave which is at the beginning of forest and...Ugh I don't know!
She was clearly about to go crazy.

- What do you mean you don't know!?

- Well, It reminds me of the tradition event that happens every year at the Lodgeave village. Me and my family used to celebrate with others every first day of fall...Umm what's it called umm...

- "Jé ronné,
the festival that brings the golden time back every year. The time when we can dance until midnight along with the warm fire around the village and bright red moon above us."
Hannah read the next page bringing her friend's memory back.

- Of course, how could I ever forget that...Ugh this stupid city burned my brain.
A warm smile replaced her worried face.

- Umm I'm glad you're happy, but what do we do with all this information?
Oliver finally spoke up from his corner.

- Okay dumbass I'll explain you twice. So these books were pretty much nonsense, but this one Serene thrown is about the beginnings, so if I got everything right as I think I did, it says that festival Jé ronné is when...

- When the full red moon shows the right path that leads to the end.
Serene finished what Hannah started, but with much more understanding in what she's talking about.

- So that means we have the chance to be the first people that discovered mystery of the forest!?
Oliver stood up full of adrenaline in him.

- Well maybe, If we find some more answers...
Serene said with a shy smile along her face.

- And that answers we might find at the village.
Oliver added.

- Right!
Serene seemed more excited every second that pased by.

- Wait what? Are you crazy?
Hannah started blowing up at the moment.

- What do you mean, you're with us aren't you?

- With you? Of course I'm not with you! Don't you think this is more than enough, I mean you dragged me in here to literally break in professors stuff, we almost got stuck in that damn wardrobe. Now we searched all of this stuff we clearly shouldn't had to and we don't even know how we are going to get out with this, and that's not enough for you?

- Well miss drama queen, I thought you wanted the adventure like we do. You said that yourself, remember?
Oliver shouted really annoyed with her.

- I do remember but I didn't think of this! Like what movie are you living in? We're just damn students causing trouble in school while we should study for our future. I know I sound like some neard but Serene, do you not hear yourself? I mean you just got oppertunity to study at one of the best schools other than staying at that non - civilized village and you just want to throw that opertunity away because you're... bored!?

- You both need to come down to Earth and understand that we are not living in some kind of freaking movie!
She went on yelling when the time of silence came between them.

- I'm not doing this shit.
She said silently grabbing the knife they used to open the wardrobe then started walking towards the locked classroom door.

- Where the hell do you think you're going?
Serene shouted at her from behind.

- Home!
She replied trying to get the knife inside of the doorknob.

- Wait!
Oliver ran to her trying to stop her but at the time he didn't have to as the loud knocking made her quickly back of.

- What is that!?
Serene whispered in fear from behind the two.

- He....l..p!
Hannah tried to make the person knocking open the door but Oliver quickly covered her mouth with one hand and grabbing the knife with other one.

The people knocked a couple of times when a familiar voice started talking making the three shake out of fear.

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