Mystery Fiction: The Quest of Existence (Journey): Magic is not the only thing to spell bound, there are other mysteries too... (43 page)

“
M
y
d
e
a
r,
w
h
y
a
r
e
y
ou
doing
th
i
s
to
m
e
?
”
F
ina
l
l
y
Alicia

w
a
s in f
r
ont of
K
e
vin.
A
nd he
said h
e
lp
l
e
ss
l
y
.

“
M
y
l
i
fe
is noth
i
ng
wi
t
hout
y
ou
.
”
His
e
y
e
s got
t
ea
r
ful
“
T
a
lk to
m
e
” he
hold her
h
a
nd
a
nd b
e
nt h
i
s he
a
d on i
t
.

Al
i
c
ia
’
s
h
e
a
rtb
ea
t
got
f
a
s
ter on
finding
K
e
vin
n
e
a
r
h
e
r.
S
he w
a
nted
to
g
e
t
up
a
nd
c
uddle
him
mad
l
y
,
but
s
he h
a
d
to
c
ontrol
h
e
r
s
e
lf.
Th
e
n
s
h
e
hit
upon
a
p
l
a
n
b
y t
h
ink
i
ng
of port
r
a
y
ing a mir
a
c
ulous
ac
t.

K
e
vin
w
a
s
st
i
ll
s
i
t
t
i
ng
w
i
th
his
b
e
nt
h
ea
d
wh
e
n
Alicia
gave a movem
e
nt
to
h
e
r h
a
nd.
K
e
vin
r
a
ised his
h
ea
d,
a l
i
t
t
le, in
a blend
e
d
si
t
u
a
t
i
on
of
s
u
r
p
r
ise
a
nd
d
e
l
i
ght.
S
h
e g
a
ve a not
i
cea
ble
move
m
e
nt
to
h
e
r
h
a
nd
a
g
a
in
a
nd
g
r
a
sped
his h
a
nd soft
l
y
.

“
K
e
l
l
y
?
”
he whispe
r
e
d in
d
e
l
i
ght and look
e
d
h
e
r
f
ace
.

S
he g
a
ve
a
r
e
l
a
x
e
d
mov
e
ment
to
h
e
r
e
y
e
s,
looked
a
t
K
e
vin
a
nd smi
l
e
d a
l
i
t
t
le.

“
I
ca
n
’t
b
e
l
i
e
ve
i
t
.”
K
e
v
in
got
e
nv
e
loped
with
su
r
p
r
ise
a
nd moved
c
loser
to he
r
.

S
he
nodd
e
d
him
to
c
ome
n
ea
r
h
e
r
a
nd
sm
i
led
a
g
a
i
n.
On
h
e
r signal
K
e
vin
w
e
nt
c
lo
s
e
r to
h
e
r
a
nd
kis
s
e
d
h
e
r h
a
nd
in d
e
l
i
ght.
He
w
a
s g
e
t
t
ing
mad to h
i
de his wife
in h
i
mself.

“
L
o
v
e
do
e
s m
i
ra
c
les.”
S
h
e
said slow
l
y
.

H
e
r
voice blew
l
i
fe in
K
e
vin.
He st
a
y
e
d
the
r
e
a
bs
o
rbing
h
e
r b
ea
ut
i
ful sm
i
le.

“
W
a
it
a
m
i
nute,
I
’ll
be
right
b
ac
k.”
He
s
a
i
d
ca
l
m
l
y
, r
e
memb
e
ring to
c
a
ll
f
or
t
he
do
c
tor.

Alicia
nodd
e
d h
e
r
h
ea
d
t
o
a
l
l
ow him and he
le
f
t.

“
Do
c
tor!
M
y wi
f
e
just
spoke
to
me.”
K
e
vin
re
ac
h
e
d
the o
f
fi
c
e
o
f the d
o
c
tor
a
nd
s
a
id
i
n
d
e
l
i
ght,
ignoring
the sta
f
f memb
e
rs si
t
t
i
ng the
re
.

“
W
h
a
t
?
”
Do
c
tor
got
di
s
turb
e
d
on
his
sudd
e
n
a
pp
ea
r
a
n
c
e
a
nd
a
l
so got sho
c
k
e
d.

“
Y
e
s,
b
e
l
i
e
v
e
m
e
.
P
le
a
s
e
c
ome
with
me.”
H
e
a
sked
the

do
c
tor.

Do
c
tor
e
x
c
used
his
st
a
ff
a
nd
w
a
l
k
e
d
to
the
out
d
oor
w
a
rd wh
e
re
th
e
y
w
e
r
e
k
e
e
ping
Alici
a
.

“
W
e
l
l
,
I
st
i
ll
doubt
i
t.” T
h
e
do
c
tor
w
hisp
e
r
e
d, s
e
e
ing at h
e
r.
“
K
e
l
l
y
, just
tell h
i
m
y
ou
a
re fine
now
.
”
H
e
said
c
a
tching his

b
rea
th b
e
ca
use
o
f
e
x
c
i
te
ment.

Alicia
turn
e
d h
e
r
e
y
e
s to
the do
c
tor.

“
Mrs. Conr
o
y
?
A
r
e
y
ou
r
ea
l
l
y
?
”
D
o
c
tor qu
e
st
i
on
e
d h
e
r.
“
Y
ea
h
”
she
n
odd
e
d
a
nd
s
m
i
led slow
l
y
.

“
Am
a
z
ing!
I
t
’
s
m
ir
ac
ul
o
us
Mr.
Conr
o
y
,
c
ong
r
a
tu
l
a
t
i
ons!”

the
do
c
tor sh
a
k
e
n
h
a
nd
w
i
t
h K
e
vin, being
a
ma
z
e
d.

The
do
c
tor
w
a
s
surp
r
i
s
e
d
wh
e
n
he
e
x
a
m
i
n
e
d
Alicia
a
nd found
h
e
r
a
lright.