The Journal

Chapter 17

On the roof of the tunnel was an iron pannel which read 'My home is where your heart is' and above it was the symbol of Lady Carrie Darth. Emilia stared at it with facination but Nate on the other hand was trying to figure out what it meant .
The symbol of Lady Carrie Darth was made of metal while the words were engraved on the roof of the metal pannel.
"I guess we should go." Emilia began .
"No ! Don't you see what this means ? There is something to do with Lady Carrie Darth here !" Nate explained .
"Don't you think I know that ?" Emilia snapped due to her frusteration . The Journal , the fight , the heir , Lady Carrie Darth . They were all zooming over her head .
"Em , I know you're frusterated but there is no need to snap !" Nate said calmly.
"What else do you expect me to do ? Sit and wait for the court hearing ? Or goof about when we could be sent to jail !" Emilia said.
"And that is why we are after Lady Carrie Darth's Journal , her property to prove our point and Ed and Bera have gone to search for clues , we'll surely win the case." Nate explained.
"Maybe ...... I don't know Nate , I .... I just can't ! All this is ...... too much for me !" Emilia said .
"Everything in life happens for a purpose . This is one of them ." He said.
"Is the purpose going to jail ?" Emilia asked .
"You never know how differently your life might turn out to be just because of one tiny decision. If my Mom had waited patiently to hear Anson out he may have .... have been there for me without turning evil. But this is all for a purpose , if she hadn't left I would have never met you. Now let's solve this." Nate said.
"Yeah....... Let's solve this ." Emilia said a bit more positive about the situation.
They stared at the pannel. Emilia reached out for the the symbol standing on her toes but all she could do was stretch the symbol was too farr for her that is when she noticed something .
"Look !" She pointed at the symbol .
"What ?" Nate asked as his eyes diverted to where Em was pointing to. Around the symbol were four needles each pointing in a different direction.
At a closer look only would one understand that it was like a compass pointing to north , south , east and west.
"They tell us directions ." Nate whispered . Emilia nodded and looked thoughtful , what were they supposed to make out of this ?
"Well , what are we supposed to do ?" She asked finally.
"What does The Journal say ?" Nate asked .
Emilia pulled out the Journal . She flipped through the pages to find them , empty .
"Empty !" She said defeated what was she supposed to do with directions and a metallic symbol ?
"Here give it to me !" Nate said as he took the journal from Em. He too flipped through the pages to find them empty . But as he turned to the last page there in a scribbled handwriting which he found familiar was written
'These pages are bound together
So are we
We are bound together
By the words we speak
All our decendants shall know us
But only your decendant shall find
My heart .
~ Lady Carrie Darth'
"What does that mean ?" He asked aloud .
"Could it be that your decendant means you , Nate ?" Em asked .
"How do you expect me to know anything about my ancestor's true love ? I mean I haven't even heard about her in my bedtime stories !" Nate said .
"Right !" Emilia rolled her eyes
"I know absolutely nothing ! I hadn't even heard of uncle Percy ....... wait ! That's it ! Uncle Perseus !" Nate exclaimed .
"What's with Dr. Perseus ?" Emilia asked .
"Put it this way . If I were Perseus and someone got into my cabinet with out my permission. I would have to escape right ? If that's the case I build a tunnel which leads to somewhere I know. If this tunnel has something to do with Lady Carrie Darth then it would lead to something which has something to do with Lady Carrie Darth." Nate explained his thoughts.
"Then this symbol will turn towards the cabinet key degrees !" Emilia said as realisation struck her .
"Exactly !" Nate pointed out .
"But I can't reach all the way up till there to turn the thing ! Even Barbera's heels aren't that tall.
"Neither can I !" Nate said .
"How tall are you ?" Em asked
"5 feet 7 inches." Nate replied .
"I'm 5 feet 2 inches . But you're short for a twenty-one year old !" Emilia said .
"Who said I'm 21 ? I'm going to be 20 comming September." Nate chuckled .
"You're 19 ?" Emilia asked ," And your birthday falls on September ?"
"What's with September ?" He asked
"Mine falls on September too ! It falls on the 14th of September !" Emilia said .
"Woah ! Mine falls on the 13th of September." Nate exclaimed. They really had quiet a lot in common.
"Great ! So how are we supposed to turn this thing if we can't even reach there ?" Emilia said .
"Why don't I lift you up so that you can turn it ?" Nate suggested .
"Sure !" Emilia said . She loved being lifted up in the air . Just like Daddy would do in summers she thought but then she stopped Stop making yourself sad Emilia you don't want to cry again . She said to herself .
Nate lifted her up as high as he could.
"Just a little more....." Emilia urged him.
He lifted her as high as he could .
Emilia turned the symbol.
"60° to the west ....." Emilia whispered .
"30° to the east ." Nate whispered as she turned the symbol.
The pannel suddenly moved , Nate jumped and let go of Emilia. She fell in the ground with a thud.
"Nice move , Samuels." She grumbled under her breath.
"Whoops ........ I'm so sorry ." Nate said as he gave her a hand which she ignored. Emilia got up and dusted herself , above her shone light.
She looked up to see the bright rays of the sun that shone above her. And down came an old rope , which fortunately for them was firm enough to hold one of their weights.
Suddenly the light above them was blocked, clouds thought Emilia.
"Climb up before it rains ." Nate urged her.
"Yeah !" Emilia said as she started climbing up , Nate followed suit.
"Where are we ?" Emilia asked
"Landon woods ." Nate said .
"What ?" Emilia asked confused .
"Landon Woods ! They are just a few yards away from my home." Nate explained .
"Why are we here ?" Emilia asked .
"I don't know ......" Nate began.
"Wait isn't that the old mill ?" Emilia asked pointing to the old mill that was closer to them than before .
"Maybe we're supposed to go the old mill !" Emilia said .
"Nonsense ! That mill hasn't been used or been to for the past hundred years ! Or that's what the villagers say !" Nate reasoned .
"All the more reason to explore !" Emilia smiled .
"Emmmiiiiillllliiiiiaaaaa......" Nate groaned . Suddenly lightening struck the ground not far away from where Nate stood and then began the rain .
"Come on ! The mill is closet to us , your home is too far." Emilia said shielding her head .
She ran up .
"Well aren't you comming ?" She asked , "We'll defineitly catch cold" .
"Yeah !" Nate said as he raced her to the top.
The old mill was definietly old , it had an old wind fan that had stopped moving years ago. Set on the very tip of the hill , the old mill was made of the stones. The had an old wooden door that had a rusty lock on its latch.
Emilia and Nate both stood underneath the mill which had a long pointed roof.
Both of them were panting and soaking wet . When they caught their breath they started looking at the old mill and touching its stone build.
"How old did you say it was ?" Emilia asked .
"I used to come with my mom here every summer vacation. Darcy took me here later on. Darcy's Dad and Mom live here . Gramps and Grams (Darcy's Mom and Dad) would tell Bera and I stories of this village . According to thrm this mill has a tragic story , a man used to own this mill but due to circumstances he had to leave with his son to another village. The man's decendants barely came to see it except for one who come to see it at least once in a while.
The villagers have made up many cock and bull stories saying it has treasure it and its haunted and so on but there is nothing like that at all. I'd been there with gramps when Bera was 7 and I was 9 but I don't think she'll remember. He said it was atleast a hundred years old ." Nate explained .
Emilia was facinated , how could something so old last for so long ? Especially if it wasn't looked after and left in ruins. She felt the stone cold stones and rocks , she was so facinated .
"Wait !" She exclaimed feeling the stones on her left and then on her right.
"What ?" Nate asked . What could be wrong ?
"Feel this ." Emilia said pinting to the stones on her right . They were stone cold and solid .
"Now feel this !" She said as she placed Nate's hands to the stones which were on her left . They didn't feel cold at all ! In fact they felt warm !
"It's a fake closing !" The said in unison .

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