Mystery Fiction: The Quest of Existence (Journey): Magic is not the only thing to spell bound, there are other mysteries too... (7 page)

“K
e
vin,
th
i
s
is
not
good
a
t
a
l
l
.
You
just
le
f
t
me
o
n
m
y own
a
nd
I
w
a
s
th
e
re
s
t
a
ring
o
n
the
p
a
ssen
g
e
r
s
.
I
f
y
ou
h
a
d
to
go to
the
me
e
t
i
ng
y
ou
c
ou
l
d
talk
to
me
fi
r
st
a
bout
t
h
a
t
.
I w
a
s
a
lso
not
f
re
e
a
nd
h
a
d
to
go
to
the
S
c
hoo
l
,
a
nd
I
got
late
in
m
y
c
lass,
students
w
e
r
e
murmuring
a
bout
me
b
e
c
a
use
I
a
m a
pun
c
tual
t
eac
h
e
r.”
K
e
l
l
y  w
a
s
g
e
t
t
ing
a
n
g
r
y 
a
t
h
e
r husb
a
nd.

“
All
wh
a
t
y
ou
a
re
s
a
y
i
n
g
is
qu
i
te
right
m
y love,
but
I
just h
a
d
to
plan…”
K
e
vin
c
o
uld
not
c
omp
l
e
te the
s
e
n
ten
c
e
a
nd Kel
l
y
in
t
e
r
rupt
e
d.

“
P
lan?
P
lan
for wh
a
t?
P
lan
to
disappoint
m
e
?
You
a
re g
e
t
t
ing
c
h
a
ng
e
d
K
e
vin.
This
is
not
ac
tual
l
y
y
ou
.
”
K
e
l
l
y
’s
e
y
e
s
got
te
a
r
f
ul
a
nd
the
voice
shatt
e
r
e
d.
“
I
t
’s
not
b
ee
n
e
v
e
n a
y
e
a
r
a
f
t
e
r our
ma
r
r
i
a
ge
a
nd
y
ou
h
a
v
e sta
r
ted i
g
noring
me th
i
s  w
a
y
?
I
’m  not  a
d
e
manding  p
e
rson,
not  s
a
y
e
v
e
n  a sing
l
e  th
i
ng
that
c
ould
hurt
y
ou
a
nd
y
ou…
y
ou
a
r
e doing…” She sta
r
ted so
b
bing.

“
H
e
y
!
No,
no,
n
o
!
M
y b
a
b
y
!
”
K
e
vin
w
ra
p
p
e
d
h
e
r
in
his
a
rms, kis
s
e
d h
e
r fo
re
h
e
a
d, wip
e
d out
the te
a
rs
a
nd s
a
id.
“I
st
i
ll
b
e
l
i
e
ve
that
these
p
re
t
t
y 
e
y
e
s
a
re
not
me
a
nt
for shed
d
ing
te
a
rs,
I p
r
o
m
ised
y
ou
to
spr
e
a
d
a
ll
poss
i
ble h
a
ppiness
in
y
our
w
a
y
t
ow
a
rds
me.
R
e
m
e
mbe
r
?
”
he
s
a
w in
t
o the
e
y
e
s
o
f his wi
fe
.

K
e
l
l
y
just
turn
e
d
h
e
r
fa
c
e
a
nd
w
a
lked
to
the
w
indow
to sta
r
e the
bui
l
dings
outs
i
de h
e
r
a
p
a
rtme
n
t
while
the
te
a
rs
a
g
a
in s
t
a
rt
e
d
g
e
t
t
ing sh
e
d.

“
H
e
y
,
h
e
y
,
h
e
y
”
K
e
vin
a
ppro
a
c
h
e
d
h
e
r
a
nd
e
nv
e
loped
h
e
r in
his
a
rms.
“
A
c
tual
l
y
I
plann
e
d
to
go
f
o
r
the
d
i
nn
e
r
with
m
y p
re
t
t
y wife
so
I
h
a
d
to
r
e
ac
h
a
t
job
soon
to
g
e
t
f
re
e
ea
rlier
a
nd if
h
a
d to
l
d
y
o
u,
I
would
’
ve
spoiled
m
y
surp
r
ise
.
” K
e
vin
s
a
id.

K
e
l
l
y sta
r
e
d
a
t
h
e
r
husb
a
nd
for
a
f
e
w
mo
m
e
nts,
l
i
ke
a
l
i
t
t
le
a
ng
r
y
girl,
kis
s
e
d
him
w
i
th
the
s
a
me
a
ng
r
y fa
c
e
a
nd
w
e
nt
to h
e
r
c
loset.
I
n
no
t
i
me
she
w
a
s
r
ea
d
y to
go
wi
t
h
K
e
vin. Th
r
ough
the
w
a
y to
the
s
u
r
p
r
ise,
p
l
a
n
n
e
d
b
y
K
e
v
i
n
,
he
k
e
pt K
e
l
l
y
bu
s
y in
in
t
e
r
e
st
i
ng
c
onv
e
rs
a
t
i
on
a
nd
a
ft
e
r
a
bout
a tr
a
v
e
l
of
tw
e
n
t
y m
i
nutes
th
e
y
r
eac
h
e
d
a
bui
l
ding
n
ea
r
the s
ea
shor
e
.

“
W
ow!
W
e
a
re
h
e
re
a
ft
e
r
qui
t
e
a
long
t
i
me.
A
r
e
n
’
t
w
e
?
”
S
he
a
sked
K
e
vin
while
w
a
lk
i
ng
to
the
door
of
t
h
e b
u
i
l
ding.
“
I
s it
a
n
e
w
r
e
stau
r
a
nt
?
”
S
he
a
sked
K
e
vin.

K
e
vin
s
a
w in
t
o
h
e
r twi
n
kl
i
ng
e
y
e
s
then
c
o
v
e
r
e
d
them
with his
h
a
nds.
“
Now
just
w
a
lk
in
without
a
n
y
more
qu
e
st
i
o
n
.” he
said.

Th
e
y
e
nte
r
e
d the small
b
ut orn
a
te build
i
ng.

K
e
vin
r
e
moved his
h
a
nds
f
r
om
h
e
r
e
y
es
a
nd
s
a
id
“
H
e
r
e we
a
r
e
!
Now
c
h
e
e
r the
e
nvi
r
onment
up
with
y
our ki
n
d
c
on
ce
rn Mrs. Conr
o
y
.”

K
e
l
l
y  o
p
e
n
e
d
h
e
r
e
y
e
s
but
it
w
a
s
not
a
r
e
st
a
u
ra
nt,
she w
a
lked
a l
i
t
t
le
a
nd
e
nte
r
e
d
a
wide lounge
that
w
a
s
look
i
ng
e
leg
a
nt
in
a
dim
l
i
g
h
t.
S
he
c
ould
c
le
a
r
l
y
s
e
e
the
b
ea
ut
i
ful
ca
rp
e
t
o
f
rose
p
e
t
a
ls
on
the
floor
a
nd
the
y
e
l
l
ow
l
i
ghts
in
i
t
s