Terror in The Box

CHAPTER 3 : THE MAGICIAN

"Sandra" Ryan called her but she ignored him

"Sandra" he called her again

"What?" She replied, almost shouted and the whole class seems to notice

"Ryan, i noticed you have been bothering Sandra" he pointed his chalk to Ryan and raise his eyebrows "and Sandra can you not to shout while i'm teaching? pay attention okay?" Said Mr Hesley firmly. She flinched  when Mr Hesley turned her eyes to her

"Okay, Sir" Ryan and Sandra Noded , after that Mr Hesley turn to face the blackborad again.

Sandra glare to Ryan and Ryan showed his innocent face to her.

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"Okay class don't forget to submit your paper on Friday, i'm reminding you again so you don't have an excuse for not submitting it" Mr Hesley said as he walk towards to the door and dissappered.

"Great ! i haven't even starting it yet"

" AHA ! Good for you" Ryan mock me

"Look who's saying"

"Nah , i already finished it" said Ryan grinning

Mr Hesley ordered us to write an essay about a someone occupation. I decided to write about Mr Jack, he is a pawnbroker he's the owner and the manager at once in royal pawn shop. I think it's interseting because his job is to examine and find the value of the pledge and the best part is he knew the history behind his pledge. For Ryan he wrote about his aunt's occupation. His aunt is a nurse in local hospital.

After school i asked Ryan to accompany me to interview Mr jack

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Everybody in town knows about royal pawn shop because this shop has been around in the 20's Mr jack is the 4th generation of this shop. It started from his great-great-great grand father and he passed it down to his childern and now it's belongs to Mr Jack.

Not as its name (royal), the buliding looks simple and quite big, it painted red and the white window makes the buliding looks fancy, there's a big green neon lettering that's written       "Royal Pawn Shop" in cursive, at night the green neon lights up and it makes the shop noticeable. 

When i stepped in to the shop there's some people who look around probably they wanted to buy something intresting to them, at weekend this shop is crowded, many people come wheter they wanted to buy or sell their belongings.

i saw Mr. Jack behind the scarce money counter

"Good Evening Mr jack" i said while waving my hand

"Oh , Max you came " said Mr Jack in  rasping voice

Mr Jack is in his late 60's now  eventhough his hair and his moustache has already became white, he still full of energy, he doesn't like to be called an old man. I think he looks more young than his actual age.

''Do you still want to interview me?" he asked playfully

"Of course , that's why i came, shall we start it ?"

I asked Mr Jack about why is he want to be a pawnbroker, what he likes or doesn't like about his job and more stuff that related to his occupation, as i wrote the answers down in my notes Ryan patted my shoulder

"What?"

"Isn't that looks familiar?" he pointed something, i eyed his finger and notice the snake symbol that carved in sandra's box but this time the familiar symbol not carved in box instead in a  green vase.

"Are you interseted in that vase?" asked Mr. Jack

"Oh, no.. no sir" i said while shook my head

"Sir, whose the vase belongs to? " asked Ryan

"That vase?" said Mr Jack as he raised his eyebrows "It belongs to Pier Fabrizio, he was a well-known magician in the 40's everybody called him The Magnificent Fabrizio" he continued

"That name sounds foreign, where is he come from?" i asked

"He was from Itally and move to US in his early 20's to become magician , that's what i know from my grandfather" Mr Jack answered

"Wow, so your grand father knew him?" replied Ryan

"No, not my grand father but my grandfather father" Mr Jack answered Ryan

Ryan made a blank expression, from his looks i knew his confused about Mr Jack explenation and i thought Mr Jack noticed that too.

"I mean my great great grand father , yeah you can called that and technicly not, he sold his furniture and his goods to my great-great grand father"

"So, you have all his belongings?" i asked

"Yeah , ... i was , it was long time ago, many people wanted to buy his belongings but i still have some like that vase and that lamp over there" he said pointed his finger at the lamp behind me."oh , last week i sold the box to an old man" he continued

That old guy that Mr Jack mentioned to probably sandra's grand father.

"Why he sold all his belongings ?" asked Ryan

"Actually  his wife who sold all his belongings , Fabrizio went missing and left his family" Mr Jack replied "Some said he went bankrupt" he continued

"Where did he go?" i asked

"Nobody knows, it's still mystery though"

"Is he obsessed to snake? why all his belongings always have a snake carved on it ?"

"The magnificent title made for no reason, his magic trick always make people amazed, there's a lot of people envied him and they spreaded the rumor about him doing some dark magic, some people belive the snake  represent dark magic" Mr jack answered

"What do you think, sir?" Ryan asked

"I think he just obsessed with it, dark magic is such a nonsense logic" said Mr Jack

there's a silence beetween us three.

"Why are you asking about him all of sudden ?" Mr Jack asked

"No.. we just curious" i answerd stutter "Sir, i think i have enough information,thank you for replying my answer" i continued

"Yeah , your welcome , you better get an A" Mr Jack said

"See ya Mr Jack" said me and Ryan

After that, we got out from the shop and i hear Ryan's long sigh

"What? why do you have such a long sigh?" i asked

"Isn't that bothering you? that italian magician that has an obsession with snake, that's weird dude!"

"Of course it is, but it's kinda creepy you know?"

"Yeah, dont talk about that again" Ryan said and he look his watch "It's almost 5 we gotta go home"

"Okay , let's go !"

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