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Scene #27
"Sophia, something in this book scared her", Helene noted as she
walked to the antique desk her Uncle always used. Sophia leaned
back on her favorite lounge chair staring back at Helene,"Ok,
let's think about this....what would have been so frightening in
this beautiful castle that would have spooked her to the point
she would fear for her husband's life?" That's the problem Soph,
I don't know ...but I intend to find out. Sophia squinted at some
papers on the desk,"Do you think she was being blackmailed?".
Maybe, she was so sweet and caring that I don't see what anyone
would have to blackmail her with, Helene said. Sophia rubbed her
eyes wishing it wasn't so late. The darkness of the castle was
making her imagination go in overdrive. It also didn't help that
this place was creepy and sending chills up her spine. Lazily she
turned," Sooo, what do you want to do?". " I think we are going
to have to comb through this castle in the morning and investigate
the death of my Uncle. I want to know the real reason for his death
and find out what or who scared my Aunt so badly that she killed
herself." "I thought you would say that", Sophia grunted as she
rose from the lounge chair. A noise from the hallway caught the
girls attention." Did you hear that, Soph?" Helene said as she
crossed the room trying to edge closer to the door to see what had
caused the noise. Greyson entered the room at the same time making
both girls scream. " What the hell is wrong with you!,Greyson?"
Sopia yelped. You just took a good 10 years off my life!!!
"Sorry, Soph." Greyson chuckled. I was looking for Gisselle, she
said she was going to call it a night , but I went passed her room
and she is not there. Helene shrugged her shoulders," She more than
likely is in the kitchen feeding her face." Sophia and Greyson
nodded in agreement since Gisselle was prone to chowing down
midnight snacks. "So, what are you two doing in here anyway?",
Greyson said. "Are you looking for that perfect romance novel,
Helene? Greyson leaned closer to Helene who was studying the books
along the library wall with deep interest. "Actually, I was
noticing that my Aunt and Uncle seemed to be quite interested in
the subject of paranormal creatures." She moved further along the
wall,"Just look at how many books on vampires are in this section
alone." Greyson shrugged," Ok, so they like horror stuff." "I
can't imagine either of them reading novels about vampires,witches
or ghosts." Helene said. "Seriously, Greyson, look at all these
books.....there must be hundreds of them in their own section."
Curious, Sophia nudged closer to Greyson, noticing the books titles
Helene was speaking about....now that creepy feeling was coming
back again. Helene huffed out a sigh,"we can start in here first
thing tomorrow. In the meantime, I am going to read more of my
Aunt's diary and see if I can piece together some type of clue."
Sophia smiled," So, let's go find Gisselle, maybe she was kind
enough to make all of us sandwiches since I, personally,am famished
from all this spooky stuff." A bellowing scream followed by
glass shattering alerted all three into a frantic run. Entering
the kitchen, Helene gasped at the sight of blood covering the
floor. " What the hell happened in here?" She walked across the
glass covered floor in search of Gisselle but, found a cameo locket
instead. Sophia and Greyson followed behind searching the kitchen
area. Greyson asked," What did you find, Helene? Helene turned
towards Greyson whispering" it's a locket." " This sounds crazy but
I think I have seen this locket before" Helene said. Sophia
screamed as Helene handed the locket to Greyson. " I saw a shadow
outside....near the window." Sophia said nervously. Helene quickly
walked towards the back door with Greyson following behind. Once
outside, they checked every square inch of the back porch but,
found no one. Puzzled, Sophia said," Great, I am so tired and
creeped out that my mind is playing tricks on me." Greyson
leaned against the counter and grimly noted," If that scream we
heard was Gisselle then, where is she now? Helene stared at Sophia
and calmly said," With whatever or whoever caused this mess,it
looks like the three of us will not be getting much sleep tonight".
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