Chasing the Secret
““It must contain another message,” she whispered.
Trembling with excitement, I took the black-lacquered box from Hana’s hands and carefully lifted the lid. A delicate scent drifted out and was carried up to my nose on the clear, crisp morning air.
Cherry blossom. Mother’s favorite perfume. And inside the box was a single twig of a cherry blossom tree.
I lifted the branch out slowly and held it up to try and catch the first rays of daylight.
“Isn’t there anything else in the box?” Hana asked, he...r face puzzled. “No letter…no paper scroll…?”
I shook my head. “Just the cherry blossom branch.”
We checked the box thoroughly to make sure there was no letter concealed beneath a false bottom or stuck into the lid. But there was nothing. I held the slender branch in my hand and stared at it. Mother was sending us a message, but her meaning was closed to me.
“It’s a mystery,” Hana murmured. She looked around at the shadowy shores of the lake. “If there were cherry blossom trees around here, it might make some sense—perhaps it might be a pointer to another clue.”MoreLess
Trembling with excitement, I took the black-lacquered box from Hana’s hands and carefully lifted the lid. A delicate scent drifted out and was carried up to my nose on the clear, crisp morning air.
Cherry blossom. Mother’s favorite perfume. And inside the box was a single twig of a cherry blossom tree.
I lifted the branch out slowly and held it up to try and catch the first rays of daylight.
“Isn’t there anything else in the box?” Hana asked, he...r face puzzled. “No letter…no paper scroll…?”
I shook my head. “Just the cherry blossom branch.”
We checked the box thoroughly to make sure there was no letter concealed beneath a false bottom or stuck into the lid. But there was nothing. I held the slender branch in my hand and stared at it. Mother was sending us a message, but her meaning was closed to me.
“It’s a mystery,” Hana murmured. She looked around at the shadowy shores of the lake. “If there were cherry blossom trees around here, it might make some sense—perhaps it might be a pointer to another clue.”MoreLess
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