Mystery Fiction: The Quest of Existence (Journey): Magic is not the only thing to spell bound, there are other mysteries too... (23 page)

“
I
a
m proud
o
f
y
ou K
e
v
i
n.”
K
e
l
l
y
said.

“
I
t
’s
a
ll
b
e
c
a
use
o
f
y
our
trust
a
nd
lo
v
e
.”
As
he
c
omp
l
e
ted the s
e
nten
c
e
, a
man str
u
c
k him
a
nd the
glass sl
i
pp
e
d f
r
om his
h
a
nd
a
nd
f
e
ll
onto
t
he
foot
of
K
e
l
l
y
.
The
g
l
a
ss
b
r
oke
a
nd pinch
e
d h
e
r
f
oot.

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

“
A
aa
h,
Oh
M
y
God
!
”
Alicia
c
ri
e
d.

Alicia
ca
ptur
e
d
the
a
t
te
nt
i
on
of
t
he whole
c
lass
including p
r
o
fe
ssor.
H
e
r
c
r
y s
e
e
m
e
d
me
a
ning
l
e
ss
fi
r
s
t
,
th
e
n
a
c
ouple of
students
s
a
w
h
e
r
fo
o
t
w
a
s
ble
e
ding.
Mr.
J
a
mes
D
a
vis
a
lso
ca
me  to
h
e
r 
a
nd
s
a
w  that
surp
r
is
i
ng
incid
e
nt.
S
he sta
r
ted sobbing.
Ed
w
in
w
a
s
not
p
r
e
s
e
nt
in
t
h
e
c
l
a
ss
so
the
P
rof
e
ssor
a
nd
two
of h
e
r
c
lassmat
e
s
took
h
e
r to
the medi
ca
l
ce
ntr
e
.

Ed
w
in
r
e
ac
h
e
d
the
me
d
ic
a
l
ce
n
tre
w
h
e
n
he got
that
b
a
d shoc
k
ing
n
e
ws.

“
Alici
a
,
how
did
it
h
a
p
p
e
n
?
” Ed
w
in
got
f
r
igh
t
e
n
e
d
s
ee
ing h
e
r
ble
e
ding
foot
a
s
he
e
nte
re
d
the
medi
ca
l
c
e
ntr
e
,
while the nu
r
se
w
a
s giving h
e
r
a
b
a
nd
a
id.

“
H
a
ve
some
p
a
t
i
e
n
c
e
.”
S
he
w
a
s gr
o
a
ning.

“
Now tell
me
how
did
it
h
a
pp
e
n
?
” Ed
w
in
a
sk
e
d
i
m
p
a
t
i
e
nt
l
y wh
e
n the nu
r
se
l
e
ft th
e
m.

“
I
f
y
ou
c
ould
b
e
l
i
e
ve
m
e
,
I
w
a
s
in
a
n
o
f
fi
c
ial
ce
r
e
mo
n
y with
K
e
vin.
Th
e
re
I got
i
njur
e
d.”
S
he
s
a
id
a
s
she
kn
e
w
that Ed
w
in won
’
t believe
h
e
r.

“
I
a
m sor
r
y
Alici
a
...”
H
e
b
e
gg
e
d p
a
rd
o
n.

“
I
k
n
e
w
y
ou
won
’
t
b
e
l
i
e
ve
me
Ed
w
in.”
S
he
f
o
c
used
the

ce
i
l
ing.

“
No,
I
didn’t
m
e
a
n
that.
I
a
m
f
ee
l
i
ng
so
r
r
y
b
e
c
a
use
I
w
a
s not
the
r
e
to
h
e
lp
y
ou
o
ut.
I
a
m
r
e
spons
i
ble
for
th
i
s.”
He show
e
d gui
l
t.

“
This
is
not
so
Ed
w
in.
You
should
not
take
a
n
y burd
e
n
on
y
o
ur
m
i
nd.” Alicia
s
a
id
norm
a
l
l
y
,
b
eca
u
s
e she
felt
r
e
lax
e
d ins
i
de,
a
t h
i
s r
e
sponse.

“
You
know
y
o
u
r
f
a
th
e
r
s
a
id
last
t
i
me
that
he will
f
e
e
l hi
m
s
e
lf
f
re
e
of
y
o
u
r
r
e
s
p
onsibi
l
i
t
y
a
s
long
a
s
I
a
m
with
y
ou. But
I got
f
a
i
l
e
d;
I
c
ould
not
take
c
a
re
o
f
y
ou.”
H
e
blam
e
d hi
m
s
e
lf.

“
Don
’
t
y
ou
wo
r
r
y
a
bou
t
,
I will
h
a
nd
l
e
the
si
t
u
a
t
i
on.”
S
he
e
n
c
our
a
g
e
d hi
m
.

“
But
I
ca
n
’
t f
o
rgive
m
y
s
e
lf.”
He
w
a
s
d
y
ing
with gu
i
l
t
.

“
H
e
y
,
stop
a
ll
th
i
s
e
mo
t
ional
s
ce
ne
m
a
n
!
”
S
he tried to
c
h
a
nge the
e
nv
i
ronm
e
nt
“
T
e
ll
me
a
bout
Un
c
le
F
r
e
d,
is
he
c
om
i
ng tod
a
y
or n
o
t
?
”
she
a
sked
c
u
rious
l
y
.

“
I th
i
nk
y
ou
should
ta
k
e
r
e
st
tod
a
y
,
w
e
’ll
me
e
t
somed
a
y
e
lse.”
Anot
h
e
r
a
t
t
ac
k
of
gui
l
t
ta
r
g
e
ted
him
a
s
his
un
c
le
w
a
s