Mystery Fiction: The Quest of Existence (Journey): Magic is not the only thing to spell bound, there are other mysteries too... (3 page)

“
You
d
r
op
p
e
d
me
?
”
she
mock
e
d
him
“
H
e
y
do
n
’t
g
e
t
me

si
l
l
y
e
noug
h
, K
e
vin
l
e
ft me
in
t
he
bus.”
S
he
c
onf
i
rm
e
d
.

“
But
who
is
K
e
vi
n
?
”
Ed
w
in
a
sked,
a
s
to
make h
e
r
a
nsw
e
rl
e
ss.

“
He
is
m
y
S
pous
e
.
W
e
’ve
r
ece
nt
l
y got
ma
r
r
i
e
d
.
” 
S
he in
t
rodu
c
e
d
h
e
r
c
ouple
“W
i
l
l
y
ou
ple
a
s
e tell
me
now,
wh
e
re K
e
vin
i
s
?
”
she
g
ot a li
t
t
l
e
ir
r
i
t
a
ted
a
nd wo
r
ri
e
d.

Alicia
w
a
s
a
w
r
i
t
e
r.
S
he
h
a
d
a
g
rea
t
in
t
e
r
e
st
in
l
i
te
ra
tur
e
.
S
o,
Ed
w
in
thought that
s
he
w
a
s
und
e
r
the
spell
of
h
e
r
n
e
w though
t
s,
whi
c
h
she w
a
s
t
r
y
ing
to
i
m
plem
e
nt
i
n
the r
e
a
l wo
r
ld.
He
h
a
d
tried
to
s
top
h
e
r
ma
n
y t
i
mes
f
r
o
m
th
i
nki
n
g th
i
s
much,
a
s
he
h
a
d
a
lr
ea
d
y
f
e
lt
that
Alicia
used
to
g
e
t
e
mo
t
ional
a
nd
pos
s
e
ss
i
v
e
a
bout
the
th
i
ngs
that
c
ould
be d
a
ng
e
rous
f
o
r h
e
r
m
e
ntal situation
i
n the long
r
un.

Ed
w
in
got
the
s
i
t
u
a
t
i
on
a
nd
sto
p
p
e
d
hi
m
s
e
lf
f
r
om opposing h
e
r
r
a
th
e
r
sta
r
ted
c
o
a
xi
n
g
b
y
t
a
king
a
r
e
lative
p
a
rt
in
the discussion.

“
Oh
sor
r
y
,
so
r
r
y
,
I
just
r
e
memb
e
r
that
y
ou
w
e
re
c
om
i
ng with 
y
our   spouse  
a
n
d
…”   he   p
re
ten
d
e
d 
of 
th
i
nking something
a
nd
s
a
id
“
He
c
ould’ve b
ee
n
to
his
o
f
fi
ce
.” He s
a
id.

“
Oh,
y
ea
h
h
e
c
ould’v
e
.
Th
a
nk
y
ou
E
d
win,
y
ou
s
a
id
right that
I
’m
und
e
r
the
influ
e
n
c
e
of
m
y d
r
e
a
m
that
I
f
a
i
l
e
d
to figu
r
e out
a si
m
ple
r
ea
s
o
n
b
e
hind.”
S
he
s
a
i
d
,
a
dm
i
t
t
ing
h
e
r m
i
stak
e
.

“
Ok
a
y
,
d
e
a
r
take
a
r
e
st
now,
will
talk
to
y
ou
soon.”
He

tried
to get out
of the
si
t
u
a
t
i
on.

“
R
e
st?
F
or
wh
a
t
?
I
’
v
e
just
d
i
d
with
m
y
c
omp
le
te
sle
e
p.”

S
he
got
i
r
r
i
t
a
ted
a
g
a
in.

“
Oh,
I
me
a
n
that
y
ou
s
ho
uld
do
wh
a
t
y
ou
w
e
re
going
fo
r
.

T
a
ke
c
a
r
e
,
b
y
e
.”
Ed
w
in
s
a
id.

“
Ok
a
y
,
b
y
e
.
” Alicia dis
c
onn
ec
ted the
ca
l.

Alicia le
f
t
h
e
r
b
e
d
,
w
e
nt
to
the ki
t
c
h
e
n
a
nd
p
re
p
a
r
e
d something
to
ea
t
.
S
he
t
ook
the
me
a
ls
a
nd
got
bu
s
y in
a tel
e
vis
i
on
show
of h
e
r i
n
te
re
st
wh
e
n
h
e
r mob
i
le r
a
ng
a
nd
it w
a
s
Ed
w
in
a
g
a
in.

“
H
e
l
l
o”
she
s
a
id.

“
Hi,
did
y
ou
g
e
t
a
bout
K
e
vin?
I
s
e
v
e
r
y
th
i
ng
fine
now
?
”

Ed
w
in
c
ould ha
r
d
l
y
a
s
s
e
mb
l
e
that out of qu
e
st
i
on inqu
ir
y
.

“K
e
vin?
W
ho  is
K
e
vi
n
?
”
she
qu
e
st
i
on
e
d  on  his  str
a
nge

inqu
ir
y
.

“
Umm
m
…
h
a
ha
I
w
a
s
just
jok
i
ng
m
y d
e
a
r,
I
’
m
talking
a
bout
the p
re
s
e
ntation.
I
s
that
re
a
d
y
?
”
Ed
w
in
s
a
id
in
a
c
onfus
e
d
a
nd
s
ca
t
t
e
r
e
d
t
o
n
e
.

“Ed
w
in,
a
r
e
y
ou ok
a
y
?
”
she
a
sked
on h
e
r un
u
sual
b
e
h
a
vior.
“
Oh,
y
ea
h
I
’m
a
l
right”
H
e
said.

“
I
t
do
e
s
not s
ee
m
so,
w
e
ll
I
’m
a
bout to
c
omp
l
e
te
i
t
.
W
h
a
t’s
a
bout
y
ou
?
”
S
he
a
sked.