Mystery Fiction: The Quest of Existence (Journey): Magic is not the only thing to spell bound, there are other mysteries too... (24 page)

a
p
s
y
c
hiatrist
while
he
to
l
d
A
l
icia
something
e
lse
a
bout hi
m
.

“
No,
I
ca
n
’t
d
e
l
a
y it
a
n
y
mor
e
.
I
n
ee
d
to
me
e
t
h
i
m
tod
a
y
;
I don’t
th
i
nk
it
will
be
a
c
hi
l
d
’
s
pl
a
y to
d
ea
l
with
t
his
is
s
u
e
.”
S
he
prot
e
sted no
r
mal
l
y
.

“
Ok
a
y
,
I
will
r
e
m
i
nd
h
i
m
a
g
a
in.
W
e
’ve
plen
t
y
o
f
t
i
me;
i
t
’s

just
1
2:15pm
y
e
t
.
” Ed
w
i
n to
l
d h
e
r looking
a
t h
i
s w
a
tch.

“
W
h
a
t
?
J
u
s
t
12:15
p
m
?
You me
a
n
I
a
t
t
e
nd
e
d
the
c
lass
on
l
y for
h
a
lf
a
n h
o
u
r
?
”
she
g
ot a sho
c
k.

“
Of
c
ours
e
,
but
w
h
y
y
o
u
a
re
r
e
a
c
t
i
ng
l
i
ke
th
i
s
?
”
he
a
sked

c
u
r
ious
l
y
.

“
B
eca
u
s
e
I
a
t
t
e
nd
e
d
the
whole
ce
r
e
mo
n
y o
v
e
r
the
r
e
a
nd
it took
25
m
i
nutes
just
in
a
ppro
a
c
hing
t
h
e
v
e
n
u
e
.
I
t’s
qui
t
e str
a
ng
e
.”
S
he
s
h
a
r
e
d
h
e
r
surp
r
ise
w
i
t
h Ed
w
in.

“
I
f
y
ou
don’t
m
i
nd,
should
I
a
sk
y
ou
for
the
l
a
st
t
i
m
e
?
”

Ed
w
in hesit
a
ted.

“
W
h
a
t
?
S
u
re
,
a
sk.” She s
a
id.

“
A
r
e
y
ou
c
onfi
r
med
a
b
o
ut
the
r
e
a
l
i
t
y of
that
in
c
iden
ce
?
I me
a
n
th
i
s
h
a
p
p
e
ns
in
d
r
ea
ms
l
i
ke
w
e
c
onsi
d
e
r
t
he t
i
me is p
a
ss
i
ng
a
t
a slow
e
r r
a
te but
we h
a
ve d
rea
ms
just
for a f
e
w s
ec
onds.
And
sometim
e
s
th
e
y
a
pp
e
a
r
to
b
e
qu
i
te
n
e
a
r
to r
e
a
l
i
t
y
.
” 
H
e 
c
ould 
h
a
rd
l
y  
s
a
y  
a
ll 
that 
a
v
o
id
i
ng 
the h
e
si
t
a
t
i
o
n
.

“
Huh…”
Alicia  took
a
sigh.
“
I
a
m
c
ook
s
u
r
e 
a
bout
it Ed
w
in,
L
ook!”
S
he 
p
oin
t
e
d
tow
a
rds  h
e
r  in
j
u
re
d
foot
“
Un
c
le
Fr
e
d
is
right,
th
e
se
th
i
ngs
a
re not
to
b
e
s
h
a
r
e
d
with
e
v
e
r
y
on
e
.
I
’ll
w
a
it
f
o
r him
a
nd
will
tell
the
e
nt
i
re
si
t
u
a
t
i
on on
l
y
to h
i
m.”
S
he
b
e
c
a
m
e
a bit
sad.

The
w
a
y Alicia
w
a
s
ho
p
e
ful
a
bout
Un
c
le
F
r
e
d
w
a
s
making Ed
w
in
f
e
e
l
a
sham
e
d.
H
e thought
of tell
i
ng
h
e
r
the
truth
a
bout
Un
c
le
F
r
e
d but
s
o
mething
w
a
s
r
e
f
r
a
i
n
ing
him
f
r
om doing
th
i
s,
whi
c
h
w
a
s
t
he fe
a
r of
hurting
h
e
r
a
nd
the
re
b
y los
i
ng
h
e
r t
r
ust.

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

I
n
t
h
e
e
v
e
n
i
ng
M
r.
F
r
e
d
ri
c
k
ca
m
e to
me
e
t
Alic
i
a
.
Ed
w
in in
t
rodu
c
e
d
him
to
Al
i
c
ia
’
s
f
a
m
i
l
y 
a
nd
to
l
d
the
s
a
me purp
o
se
of
his
b
e
ing
the
re
,
a
s
Alic
i
a
s
a
id.
Th
e
y 
h
a
d
a g
e
n
e
r
a
l
talk
a
nd
t
h
e
n
Al
i
c
ia
’
s
f
a
m
i
l
y
l
e
ft
h
e
r
with
Mr.
F
r
e
d so
that
th
e
y
c
ould
h
a
ve
a
c
omfo
r
table
talk.
Al
i
c
ia
c
ould h
ea
r
t
h
a
t
h
e
r
f
a
t
h
e
r
w
a
s
a
sking
Ed
w
in
a
bout
h
e
r in
j
u
r
y
, while going
a
w
a
y
f
rom the d
ra
wing
r
oo
m
.

“
S
o
Miss
Alici
a
,
how
a
r
e
y
ou
doing
tod
a
y
?
”
He
a
sked in
a f
r
iend
l
y
tone.

“
I
a
m do
i
ng good
S
ir, Th
a
nks a
lo
t
.”
S
he
said.

“
W
e
l
l
,
Ed
w
in
would
h
a
ve
to
l
d
y
ou
a
bout
m
e
a
nd
m
y

p
r
o
fe
ss
i
on
.
”
H
e
w
a
nted
a
c
onfi
r
mation.

“
Ah,
y
ea
h
h
e
did.” She
r
e
spond
e
d pr
o
mp
t
l
y
.