2017, 30th june.
10 :30 am
Salt Lake City.
"Grandma?" says a beautiful girl child of around age Eleven and has sea green eyes and fawn colored hair.
"Yes darling?" says a old lady of about mid seventies and with a wrinkled face.
" Where were you last night ? I came to your room searching for you but i couldn't find you? I checked the washroom , lawn and everywhere else. !" says the girl.
"Oh darling Scarlet, i was in the attic. " says the old lady .
" We have an attic ???" asks Scarlet with joy.
" yes honey." says the old lady.
" I want to see it ! please grandma pleasee." says Scarlet.
" Alright , come this way ." says Grandma while standing up.
Both of them goes upstairs and then climb a steel ladder which went to a small opening in the ceiling.
" woahh, it's huge.!!" says Scarlet.
The old lady smiles at seeing Scarlet's excitement.
"Grandma? what do these boxes have? " asks Scarlet.
" Just some old stuff " says the old lady.
Scarlet moves around to see what things does the attic have.
Her eyes meets with a box .
She goes near it and reads what is written on it.
"μην ανοίξεις (min anoíxeis) "
Scarlet looks at the old lady.
"If i'm not wrong ,It's greek . "
The old lady nods.
" And it means Do not open "
"Very good Scarlet! It seems your additional lessons are really paying off." says the old lady
" what is in this box ?" asks Scarlet.
" open and see it for yourself " says the old lady.
Scarlet opens the box.
" A book ?! " says Scarlet in confusion ?
"It's not an ordinary book. It's my journal. "says the old lady.
" Journal ! Grandma would you please read it for me ? " asks Scarlet in excitement.
"If that is what you want ." says old lady with a pale smile.
Scarlet grabs two chairs in the attic and places them in the opposite of one another.
Scarlet takes out the Journal.
" siimaaky ? um.. what is that ? " asks Scarlet in confusion.
" Sciamachy , my darling ( Skee -ah -mahk-ee) , It means A battle against your own shadow. " says the old lady smiling .
" Were you in a war? grandma?" asks Scarlet with curiosity.
" You can say that ! " says the Old lady.
" which war ?"
" you might not have heard about it , but we used to call it "
The old lady sighs.
"THE TARTARUS. "
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