ia

body. I was shivering like I was standing naked in the middle of a snow blizzard. I di

and insisted on going and looking. W

't utter a word out of my mouth. I felt stuck, and Kevin didn't give me the

gh my fingers and into my body. As I inspected it, I couldn't understand any of the writings on it. It looked like some kind of an old language or a charm or something that I neve

d sent my mind into a daze. I didn't realise I was already down the stairs and si

it. I never went into the attic or opened granny's things before" I thought

otions that were raging inside me like a volcano about to erupt. So, I just le

ir. "I should shower and sleep now; I am sure tomorrow will be better" I thought to m

on I felt earlier and relax my body. The warm water just wa

him a pillow and a blanketn. I got the things out of the closet and went downstairs. I found tha

the door behind me and as I t

No.

evin but everything went black in a second and I felt my legs

vin

out of her room in her sleeping gown as soon as I reached up there. She must have heard the noise too: "what was that K

llapsed on the floor. She looked white p

her be okay. Granny rushed to her and bent down towards her, cupping

nny" I asked and held her shoulders back a little. Granny too

er on the bed and moved back allowing granny to come n

and looked at her pale lifeless face. What coul

oze instantly. I saw the horseshoe on the floor where

t it? She was scared like hell the first time, why would she go to the attic again? Then I came b

at. I looked at it carefully for the first time and shoved it into my pocket quickly as granny came into the room and said:

ade Mia go back into the attic again and get that thing out of the sa

ous; I wished it was me and not Mia. I forced her into the attic. I sca

and I went to him and

ke care of her. She should have a good sle

to her. I settled in the La-Z-Boy in the roo

yes opened a few seconds later, I got up, went downstairs and freshened up in the

ounded from behind startling me that

ng as I turned and saw her standing at the door and staring back

it on the tray along with juice, toast, and cheddar cheese. I g

as soon as I heard the news, I was shocked to my very core. I knotted my brows as

he shipment arrived a couple of hours ago at the port. Everything is sort

t strange. I looked up at the blue sky and

ried to hide the news from my father for as long as p

myself down. "I should be happy. It's a good thing. I even

I thought as I waited for granny to come down and asked: "How is she? Did she sleep well? Did she ea

rry. Come with me I want to talk to you"