Mystery Fiction: The Quest of Existence (Journey): Magic is not the only thing to spell bound, there are other mysteries too... (13 page)

l
i
sten
e
d
to
a
ll wh
a
t
y
ou
s
a
id
a
nd
it s
ee
med
qu
i
te
n
ea
r
to r
e
a
l
i
t
y
.
But
y
ou
h
a
ve
t
o
und
e
rst
a
nd
that
th
i
s
c
ould
not h
a
pp
e
n
in
re
a
l.
S
ometi
m
e
s
y
our
d
re
a
ms
a
re
so
c
le
a
r
t
h
a
t
y
o
u
find
y
ours
e
l
f
r
e
sid
i
ng
in
them.  But
m
y
d
e
a
r
,
a
dm
i
t wh
a
t
is
r
e
a
l.
S
ometi
m
e
s
th
i
ngs
a
re not
l
i
ke
th
e
y
a
pp
ea
r
to b
e
.” Ed
w
in s
a
id
i
n qui
t
e
a
soft tone.

Alicia
a
lso
got
spell
b
ound
on
his
c
h
a
ng
e
d
a
nd
lov
i
ng b
e
h
a
vior  b
e
c
a
use
he
a
lw
a
y
s  used
to  be
fun
n
y
a
nd  no
n
- s
e
rious.

“
But
Ed
w
in, it
w
a
s r
e
a
l.
It is anoth
e
r m
a
t
t
e
r th
a
t
I
ca
n
’
t g
i
ve
y
o
u
a
n
y
p
roof
a
bout
i
t.”
S
he
said in a s
a
d
a
nd
r
e
st
l
e
ss
t
on
e
.

“
P
le
a
s
e
,
s
top
it
now,
y
o
u
m
i
ght
h
a
ve s
ee
n
the mov
i
e
“
A b
ea
ut
i
ful
Mind”
but
la
d
y
y
ou
a
re not
p
r
o
fe
ssor
J
o
hn
N
a
sh. Got i
t
?
”
he
w
a
nted
to
ma
ke
h
e
r
kno
w
, that
she
wa
s l
i
ving
i
n a
dr
e
am.

“
S
o,
y
ou
just
w
a
sted
a
ll
m
y t
i
me.
W
h
y don’t
y
ou
b
e
l
i
e
v
e
?
I know
i
t
’s
dif
f
icult
for
y
o
u
but
just th
i
nk
i
t
ca
n
be poss
i
ble.
I
a
m
not
a
n
insa
n
e  s
a
y
i
ng
a
ll
that
rubbish
to
y
o
u.”
S
he b
eca
me
a
bit
r
ud
e
.

“
Hon
e
st
l
y sp
e
a
king
t
h
a
t
y
ou
should
c
on
s
ult
some p
s
y
c
hia
t
rist,
it
do
e
s
not
me
a
n
that
I th
i
nk
y
ou
a
r
e
ment
a
l
l
y r
e
ta
r
d
e
d
but
y
ou
n
ee
d
s
o
me
ment
a
l
the
ra
p
y to
ta
k
e
y
o
u
rs
e
lf out of
a
ll
th
i
s.”
H
e
w
a
s s
t
i
l
l soft
i
n his wo
r
ds.

But
th
i
s
sugg
e
st
i
on
made
Alicia
l
e
a
ve
t
h
e
spot
in
a
ng
e
r.
S
he
took her
b
a
g
a
nd st
e
pp
e
d out of
t
he
c
a
f
é
.

“
Alici
a
, Alici
a
”
Ed
w
in
ran
a
ft
e
r
h
e
r.

“
I
a
m
sor
r
y Alicia
but
y
o
u
know
I
ca
n
n
e
v
e
r
th
i
nk
b
a
d
l
y for
y
o
u.
I
s
a
id
a
ll
that
b
e
c
a
u
se
I just
ca
r
e
a
bout
y
ou.”
He
k
e
pt on s
a
y
ing
a
s w
a
lk
i
ng
a
ft
e
r h
e
r.

“Ed
w
in!  T
h
a
nks
for
y
our 
c
a
r
e
.
Now  pl
e
a
se
le
a
ve  me
a
lo
n
e
.”
S
he
stopp
e
d
a
nd
a
la
r
med him.

“
Ok
a
y
,
l
i
ve
t
h
e
w
a
y
y
o
u
w
a
nt.
I
’m
a
bloo
d
y s
i
c
k
p
e
rson disgr
ac
ing
m
y
s
e
lf
b
e
fo
r
e
y
ou.” He k
e
pt
on
s
a
y
ing
stamping the
r
e
while
A
l
i
c
ia
l
e
ft
f
or
the l
ec
tur
e
.

I
n
the
e
v
e
ning
Alicia
w
a
s
th
i
nking
a
bout
K
e
vi
n
, si
t
t
i
ng
o
n the
r
e
st
c
h
a
ir,
a
nd
that
s
h
e
is
K
e
l
l
y b
e
ing
his
wif
e
.
S
he
w
a
s port
r
a
y
ing
the
h
a
ndso
m
e
p
e
rson
a
l
i
t
y
of
K
e
vin
b
e
fo
r
e
h
e
r
a
nd w
a
s
f
ee
l
i
ng the
r
om
a
n
c
e
she
w
a
s doing with h
i
m.

“
W
e
l
l
,
I don’t
th
i
nk
I
’ll
h
a
ve
to
a
sk
E
d
win
for
a
d
a
te.
I
a
m f
e
e
l
i
ng
s
a
t
i
sfi
e
d
with
the
w
a
y
K
e
vin
t
r
ea
ted
me.”
S
he
w
a
s th
i
nking
t
o h
e
rs
e
lf.

“
But
I ought
not
to
take
Ed
w
in
for
g
ra
nted.
He
a
lso
ca
r
e
s
a
bout
me.” Anoth
e
r
th
i
ng
splash
e
d
in
the
ri
v
e
r
of
h
e
r though
t
s.

“
But
i
t
’s
so
rom
a
nt
i
c
b
e
ing
with
K
e
vin.”
S
he
t
o
ok
a
sigh
a
nd
w
a
l
k
e
d
to
the
win
d
ow of
h
e
r
room.
I
t
w
a
s
ple
a
s
a
nt w
ea
ther
outs
i
d
e
;
with
e
v
e
r
y soft
touch
of
the
c
o
ol
b
ree
z
e
, she w
a
s
taking
a d
ee
p
b
rea
th
a
nd
c
ont
i
nu
e
d
th
i
nking
a
bout K
e
vin.