The Moonlit Mind (Novella): a Tale of Suspense
“His eyes twinkle in the candlelight.
“Harley takes his paw off the empty box,” Crispin continues, “and I put the cards away. I’m able to get back to sleep for a while, with no bad dreams. In the morning, I expect to go upstairs to the magic-and-game shop before the start of the business day. I should be able to unlock the front door from inside, and if I can’t, me and Harley will wait until the old man and woman open the place, then we’ll dash out past them, no explanations.”
“Sounds easy,” Ami...ty says, and smiles again.
“Totally easy. Except when we go upstairs from the basement storeroom, there isn’t any magic shop like there was the night before. The store is empty, bare, no business there of any kind.”
“No old man with green eyes and six emerald rings.”
“No one, nothing,” Crispin confirms. “Hasn’t been anything happening there for a long time, judging by the dust and cobwebs.”
“But the storeroom …”
“I go back down the stairs. Harley doesn’t bother coming with me, as if he already knows what I’ll find.MoreLess
“Harley takes his paw off the empty box,” Crispin continues, “and I put the cards away. I’m able to get back to sleep for a while, with no bad dreams. In the morning, I expect to go upstairs to the magic-and-game shop before the start of the business day. I should be able to unlock the front door from inside, and if I can’t, me and Harley will wait until the old man and woman open the place, then we’ll dash out past them, no explanations.”
“Sounds easy,” Ami...ty says, and smiles again.
“Totally easy. Except when we go upstairs from the basement storeroom, there isn’t any magic shop like there was the night before. The store is empty, bare, no business there of any kind.”
“No old man with green eyes and six emerald rings.”
“No one, nothing,” Crispin confirms. “Hasn’t been anything happening there for a long time, judging by the dust and cobwebs.”
“But the storeroom …”
“I go back down the stairs. Harley doesn’t bother coming with me, as if he already knows what I’ll find.MoreLess
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