Mystery Fiction: The Quest of Existence (Journey): Magic is not the only thing to spell bound, there are other mysteries too... (65 page)

“
A
mob
i
le
c
a
nnot
ca
u
s
e
that
d
a
mage to
a
m
i
r
r
o
r
…”
Alicia whisp
e
r
e
d.
“
K
e
vin…
C
a
n
y
ou
h
e
a
r
m
e
…?
I
w
a
nt
to
be with
y
ou…
a
t a
n
y
c
ost…”
Alicia
sta
r
ted
f
e
e
l
i
ng
d
own.

Ed
w
in
w
a
s
not
i
c
ing
h
e
r moves
a
nd
s
e
n
s
e
d
h
e
r str
e
ss
“
W
h
a
t’s
the
matter
Al
i
c
ia
?
” He got
melted
t
o
s
e
e
h
e
r
c
ondi
t
ion.

“
Ed
w
in,
b
e
l
i
e
ve
me
I j
u
mped
through
th
i
s
m
ir
r
or
a
nd
w
e
nt to
m
y s
e
c
ond
e
xis
t
e
n
ce
.
W
e
a
ll
h
a
ve
mu
l
t
i
ple
b
u
t
s
ca
t
t
e
r
e
d
e
xis
t
e
n
ce
s.
I
w
a
nt
to
vis
i
t
m
y
s
ec
ond
e
xis
t
e
n
ce
,
a
s
I
did
not get
K
e
l
l
y
out
of
the
t
i
m
e
g
a
l
l
e
r
y
b
e
fo
r
e
le
a
ving
a
nd
th
e
y m
a
y
a
nnou
n
c
e
a
bi
t
ter
p
unishment
for
me…”
Alicia
stat
e
d
a
ll
that  h
e
lp
l
e
ss
l
y
,  lo
o
king
in
t
o  his
e
y
e
s,
w
i
t
h  te
a
rs. “B
e
l
ieve me,
a
t
le
a
st
for
on
ce
!
!
”
S
he
pl
e
a
d
e
d
a
nd
burst
in
t
o te
a
rs.

“
Ok
a
y
,
t
e
ll
me w
h
a
t
y
ou
b
e
l
i
e
ve
in.
I
’ll
b
e
l
i
e
ve
in
that th
i
s t
i
me.”
Ed
w
in
s
a
id,
making
his
m
i
nd to
sta
r
t
ac
t
i
ng
l
i
ke insane
f
or
the
s
a
ke
of
h
e
r
d
e
l
i
ght.

“
W
h
a
t
?
” Alicia ju
m
p
e
d
in
h
a
ppiness.
“
I kn
e
w
y
o
u
’
ll
stand
b
y
m
y sid
e
!”
Ed
w
in
c
o
u
ld
s
e
e
a
d
e
l
i
ght
in
h
e
r
e
y
e
s,
qui
t
e
c
le
a
r
l
y
.

“
I
a
m
just
w
a
i
t
ing
for
a
c
lue
to
ju
m
p
in
the
m
i
r
r
o
r
.”
Alicia stood
f
a
c
ing
the m
i
r
r
o
r
, th
i
s
t
i
me she w
a
s
qu
i
te hop
e
ful to r
e
v
ea
l
t
he
re
a
l
i
t
y
b
e
fo
r
e
hi
m
.

Th
e
y both
stood
in
f
r
o
n
t
of
the
m
i
r
r
or
with
s
c
a
nning
a
nd
c
u
r
ious
e
y
e
s.
But
the
in
t
e
nt
i
ons
w
e
re
dif
f
e
r
e
nt
f
o
r both
of them.

Th
e
re
a
pp
e
a
r
e
d
something
in
a while, t
h
e s
a
m
e smo
k
y
c
loud,
in
the m
i
r
r
or
a
nd
th
i
s
t
i
me Ed
w
in
a
lso
c
ould
s
e
e that
c
le
a
r
l
y
a
nd th
i
s
w
a
s a j
a
ws d
r
oppi
n
g
e
xp
e
r
i
e
n
c
e
f
or
hi
m
.

Alicia w
a
s
a
bout
to
j
u
mp
in
t
o
the
m
i
r
r
or
but
the
c
loud disapp
ea
r
e
d
in
a sudd
e
n
with
a loud
sound
of
c
lock
’
s
a
la
r
m
a
nd she
w
a
s
l
y
ing
i
n h
e
r
b
e
d.

“
Oh
m
y God!
I
ca
n
’
t
b
e
l
iev
e
,
it
w
a
s
just
a
d
rea
m
?
?
?
No!
It
ca
n
’
t
b
e
!
!
!
”
Alicia
got
u
t
te
r
l
y dis
t
u
r
b
e
d
a
nd
st
a
rt
e
d
pul
l
i
n
g h
e
r
h
a
ir
in
e
xt
r
e
me
g
r
i
e
f
a
nd
sta
r
ted
c
r
y
ing
b
a
d
l
y
,
hid
i
ng h
e
r
f
a
c
e
in h
e
r pillow.

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*
************************

“
Th
a
nk
God
I
stopp
e
d
t
h
a
t
foolish
girl
f
r
om
j
u
mp
i
ng
in
t
o the
m
i
r
r
o
r
!”
M
e
r
r
y
w
a
s
t
hink
i
ng
to
h
e
r
a
s
she
w
a
s
standing n
ea
r the M
r
.
Fr
e
d
r
ic
k
.

“
Disob
e
dien
c
e
is
w
a
y
o
ut
of
tr
a
c
k,
tell
me
w
h
y
did
y
ou
c
ome
b
a
c
k
?
”
Time  Ma
r
k
e
r
a
s
k
e
d  Me
r
r
y
a
s  s
h
e
le
f
t  the
c
ourt
a
ll
in a sudd
e
n.

“
A
c
tual
l
y I
w
a
nt
to
take
the
man
with
m
e
a
c
ross
t
he
border
a
s
I
fe
e
l
it
will
be
a
g
r
e
a
t
r
e
s
p
onsibi
l
i
t
y for
y
ou
p
e
ople
if
he
c
omes
b
a
c
k
to
his
s
e
nses
or if
a
t
i
me
storm
strikes
the
Time
S
tation.”
Me
r
r
y tried
to
fl
a
t
t
e
r
him
a
g
a
in
a
nd
f
or
tunat
e
l
y it wo
r
k
e
d out.

“
Your
th
i
nking
is
e
nviabl
e
,
but
in
t
e
nt
i
on
is
a
ppr
e
c
iabl
e
.
”

Time M
a
rk
e
r
f
e
lt
good to he
a
r
h
e
r
w
o
r
ds
o
f
c
on
c
e
r
n.

“
Th
a
nk
God,
that
h
e
d
i
d
not
n
o
t
i
c
e
m
y
g
e
stur
e
s
to
block Alici
a
’s
w
a
y  to
Time
S
tation;
othe
r
wise
I
c
ould
be subj
ec
ted
to
a
h
ea
v
y
punishment.”
Me
r
r
y
w
a
s
fe
e
l
i
ng r
e
lax
e
d
for
she
m
a
de
it
poss
i
ble
to
s
a
ve
Alicia while p
re
tending to
t
a
ke
F
r
e
d
ri
c
k with he
r
.

As
she turn
e
d
b
ac
k,
she got
s
ca
r
e
d
h
a
ving
Ed
w
in
in
f
r
ont
of h
e
r
in
the
Time
S
tation.
B
e
fo
r
e
Ed
w
in
c
o
u
ld
spe
a
k