There's a famous uninhabited mansion in Lark Creek, Virginia where an accident occurred seven years ago. Mysteries surround it, and people say that you'll hear strange noises coming from the inside of the mansion. No one in Lark Creek has the courag...
"It was you who showed me I got a friend in you I always knew that you'd be right here for me And it was you who stood with me when the skies are blue And it was you who stood by my side It was you." —It Was You by Ashley Ballard
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"Are you sure about this, Les?" I asked her hesitantly.
Leslie's green eyes sparked with determination. "Of course, Jess! I've been waiting for this to happen. 'Sides, Saturdays are for mysteries!"
I should be the one who was braver, since I was the King of Terabithia. Gulping the last piece of cowardice inside me, I looked at Leslie and nodded. "Then let's go."
We continued walking and, after a few minutes, we caught the glimpse of the mansion behind the trees.
One-hundred feet away from the mansion.
Sixty feet away from the mansion.
Forty feet away from the mansion and I suddenly tripped on an overgrown root. "Oommph!" This is what you get if you didn't watch where you were going. How embarrassing.
"Jess!" Leslie dashed back to help me stand up. "You're not hurt anywhere, are you?"
I rubbed my nose and hair with my hand to remove the dead twigs, leaves and dirt. "Mmmfine. Just tripped on an overgrown—oh!" I glimpsed something like a metal. Bending down, I wiped the leaves and dirt on it and saw a medium-sized metal trapdoor set into a slightly swollen mound of earth.
My eyes widened and Leslie gasped at the discovery. "A trapdoor? In here?" She pursed her lips. "Can you open it, Jess?"
I pulled at the handle with all of my strength, but it still wouldn't budge. "Can you call Conrad and the others and tell them to come here?"
Leslie fished her phone from her pocket, called Conrad, and then tapped the loudspeaker button.
"Les, where are you and Jesse now?" Conrad answered after the third ring. "Clara Bradford, David Beckham Wannabe and I have been waiting for you two for about five minutes already."
We heard Sarah saying in the background: "Conrad, how many times do I have to tell you that my name is SARAH BRADFIELD!"
"Oh, shut up."
"Sorry we're five minutes late, Rad," Leslie said with a light laugh. "We're here at the left side of the mansion, and Jesse discovered something...special. Please come here because we seriously need your help."
"Okay. We're on our way." And then he hung up.
After a moment we saw them walking toward our direction.
"Hey, Leslie!" Groban greeted with a grin. "Hey, Aarons!"
