Here Lie's The Truth

The Key

It's been three days since I found the chest in the attic. I still have yet to find the key, I searched the whole house twice and still no luck. The garage sale would be tomorrow. I have been going around town posting flyers and handing them out. All I could think about was the stupid chest and what could be in it. I have been asking around trying to find a lack near bye but there is none, every time I ask someone they look at me like im crazy. What am I going to do?

I was back home laying on my bed scrolling through Instagram when grandpa walks into the room.

"Fera, would you like to come with me and grandma, were going over to a friends to drop off some homemade muffins?'

"No thanks, gramps I'm good" This was the perfect chance for me to really search the house for the "lake".

"Ok suit your self." He said turning around to leave.

"Hey gramps wait, when will you and grandma get back.

"In an hour or two."

Perfect that should be long enough

"Ok sounds good."

"Will see you soon." He walks into the room and kisses me on the forehead.

Gran and Gramps left about 20 minutes ago, time to start my hunt. The only place I have looked yet is gramps old study.

I walk down the hall to his study. Gramps hasn't used his study in years after his business failed. I grad the handle but just my luck it's also locked. Gramps used to keep the key in the kitchen under the old cookie jar.

I run down the stairs, into the kitchen but it's not there. Where could it be? Oh, that's right gran was going to seel some of her old baking supplies tomorrow. That has to be where it.

I run out to the garage and dig through the box labeled kitchen when bingo there the cookie jar. I flip it over and sure enuf there's the key. I rip off the tape and run back inside.

I run up the stairs and as fast as I can unlock the door. I make sure to close the door behind me. Now to look for the "lake". I walk up to the wall of books and try to see if there's anything about a lake, and bingo a book about lakes. I grab the spine but the book won't budge out of its spot. I pull hard on the spine and hear a pop. I look to my left and see the bookshelf moving to reveal a staircase going down.

I grab my phone and turn the flashlight on. It seems like the staircase goes on forever. I start me decent.

"Where the hell does the staircase go"

I reach the bottom of the stairs and there's a small wooden door in front of me. I push on the door but it won't budge. I threw myself against the door and it flys open. Im plunged into a dark room. All of a sudden the room is filled with light, in front of me is a small table with a key on it. This must be the key to the chest. I run over to it and grab it. It's a small golden key about the size on my pinky finger. I shove it into my pocket and run back to my room.

A/n: Will the key unlocks the chest find out in the next chapter.