The Adventure Club

The Mysterious Mansion

'Wow!' I said gaping at the house. It was a large house. It had a beautiful garden with the most amazing flowers in it. It had a swimming pool at the back of the house. It looked so luxurious and magnificent. The simple sight of it was breath-taking. It looked like a hotel or a resort, and it was right at the center of Unalaska.

'Guys, imagine living in this resort. It would be amazing' I said looking at my friends expectantly.

They rolled their eyes and sighed. 'Live in this resort Emma? I think all of you really need to get your minds checked' said Sterla.

'And what is that supposed to mean?' asked Sophia threateningly.

'Nothing' Sterla replied quickly and we laughed.

'I know I'm going nuts. But imagine how fun it would be?' I asked hoping against hope that they would agree, clearly knowing that they wouldn't.

'Emma, we cannot do it even if we want to. Do you have that much money with you? We just decided to come here for a couple of days' said Clare.

'Are two weeks just a couple of days?' I asked dejectedly.

'No, they aren't. I agree that we must stay here. Come Emma, I'm sure you will pay. I'm really excited about this' said Sophia mockingly. She knew very well that I didn't have that much money. This resort would probably cost millions.

'At least we could ask someone about the hotel' I asked pleadingly.

'Why are you pleading? Asking someone doesn't cost you anything' said Clare and I smiled. I really wished that I could stay there, though I very well knew that I couldn't. I sighed and went to an old lady sitting on a bench and enquired about the resort. She looked at me quizzically. Was she dumb or something? I pointed to the resort and asked about it again. She looked at the resort searchingly and then turned back to me as if I had gone mad. I walked away from her exasperated and went to a man who was standing nearby. I enquired the same with him. He looked at me curiously and looked at the resort I was painting.

'Sorry madam. What are you asking?' he asked. Oh god! What's wrong with these people?

'I was asking about that resort' I said frustrated.

'Maam, do you need some water? You seem to be imagining things' he said looking at me concernedly. Imagining things? What on earth was happening here?

'I am not imagining anything. Tell me if that resort isn't working now' I said furiously. He gave me the same look that the lady had given me and walked away. My friends were watching all this. I returned back to them, confused.

'Did you watch everything?' I asked them and they nodded.

'So, do you have any clue what's wrong with these people?' I asked.

'Erm _no. What's happening actually? Why do they pretend that this house doesn't exist?' asked Sterla pondering over it.

'Guys, don't think that I have gone crazy. But here is my thought. What if only we can see this house, and others can't?' asked Clare and she received the exact impression that she didn't want to.

'I am not nuts, if that's what you are thinking. It's just a problem with seeing lots of movies' she said matter-of-factly.

'Did you really mean it, Clare?' asked Sophia.

'I don't lie Sophia' she said hotly.

'That's another lie' said Sophia rolling her eyes and she began to snap back, but was interjected by Sterla.

'Shut up you two. Clare, that's just so ridiculous. How could we see a house while others can't?'

'How do I know? I just voiced my thoughts' she replied, still fuming at Sophia.