Carter

Chapter 7: The Mansion

I wake up in a strange place. What happened? I thought. I looked around. I was in a small little room. There was a fire set in a fire place, which seemed to be the only thing lighting the room. A set table in what looked like it was the dining room. A small mattress placed right in front of the fire. I saw that this seemed to be the only floor of the entire house. Or at least that's what it looked like from where I was. Where even was I? I knew I was on a bed. And it looked like the most expensive thing in the whole room. I swung my legs over the side and dropped down onto the floor. I stretched my arms up and threw my head back. Rubbing my eyes, I decide to look for a door. There didn't seem to be one in this room. I came to a bookshelf and saw a note written on a pink sticky note. It was set to my height.

Good morning, sleepy head.

Third row from the top. Second book from the right.

Follow the hallway and turn left. Enter the door.

Alexandria

Well what the heck is that supposed to mean? I went to shove the note in my pocket, but it seemed I didn't have a pocket. I looked down and gasped at the sight of what I was wearing. It was a dress. I usually never wear dresses, except for when I go to get togethers like the dance, or a wedding, or something like that. But the dresses that I usually wear are a lot different that what I was wearing right then. It was a big, wide, hot pink princess dress. It squeezed my torso, and then poofed out when it came to my hips. It was all lacy, and had little bows spread throughout the dress. I took a deep breath, wondering how it got on me, and how I got to this place. The last thing that I remembered was being at the dance and putting my phone back in the bag after talking to JoJo to pick Will and I up from the hotel. Will. JoJo! She has no idea where I am. No one does. No one, except for whoever Alexandria is. I looked at the note once again.

Third row from the top. Second book from the right.

I thought really hard about what that could mean, as I keep the note in a fist.. Second book from the right? I decide to try the bookshelf. I follow the instructions, finding the third row of books from the top of the bookshelf, and the second from the right. It's a pink book. I pull it out, expecting to maybe find some decent information of where I am, or how I got here, but it's a book about a princess. It seems pretty thick to be a child's book. I open the cover page, and find another pink sticky note.

The red button

Keep the book.

The red button? How's that supposed to help. I close the pink book as I spy what seems to be a shoulder bag sitting next to the mattress on the floor. I run over, and sling it around my shoulder, stuffing both of the notes in the bag. I return to the book shelf to put the princess book back in its slot, when I see it.

At the very back of the bookshelf, sits a large red button mounted on the wall. I place the book in the bag, remembering how the last note reminded me to keep the book, and press the button on the wall. For a couple of seconds, nothing happens. Then, the entire bookshelf starts to slightly shake, throwing dust that has gathered on the top in all directions, making me cough and sneeze. Then, the bookshelf starts descending into the floor. A light grey hallway stands where the bookshelf used to be. I spy yet another pink sticky note on the floor of the hallway. I decided going down this hallway seemed better than staying in this bedroom that didn't seem to have any food, water, or resources. Maybe this hallway lead to some place that had all of those things. I walk into the hallway, and jump a bit at how cold the floors are on my bare feet. It must be cement. I don't see any windows to heat up the walls and floors, so I decide it makes sense. I pick up the note.

Congratulations, Princess!

You've found your way into the corridor. Now just keep going until you reach the door, but don't forget to press the button on your left to bring the bookshelf back up!