Dedicated to:hylinda03,dongdongk06.
"Let's find the library then". I suggested and we in search of the library. We peeked through every room we passed but still no library. We searched from stairs to stairs and floors to floors. Most of the rooms were empty but others looked like someone had recently slept in it. We were getting tired and giving up before we found a room on the third floor. The door was closed so we opened it again with Arianna's hair pin. Lo,it was the library. It was well furnished and had so many books.
"So what now?". Maurice asked.
I walked to the tables looking for clues.
"Look at this". Maurice gave Melvin a cup.
"A cup?.. Really?". Ian asked. He was pissed.
I took the cup from her and read the inscription.
"Where does today come before yesterday?".
"Duh ...the dictionary". Maurice answered.
"Yeah,the dictionary". I exclaimed. Things were getting exciting.
"What are you doing".
"Looking for the dictionary shelf,are you going to just watch or will you help me find the shelf".
We searched for a few minutes for the dictionary shelf. When we finally found the shelf we had to go through each one thoroughly. It was a large shelf and housed hundreds of dictionaries ranging from Oxford to Cambridge and even Miriam Webster and Collins dictionary.
"Bingo".
"What?".
"This". I walked to them and showed the note at the back of a dictionary. The handwriting was barely legible but we managed to read it.
"What has thirteen hearts but no other organs".
"Wow that's a tough one".
"Do I hear defeat?". I was disappointed. "We can't just leave we have come way too far than to just turn back".
"What else do we do then. My pretty expensive dress is stained from all this dust and cobwebs".
"Who knows maybe there's a treasure. If we find it, we can share and you get to buy thousands of those expensive pretty dresses". I knew just what to say to make her adhere.
"Well you are right". She surrendered.
"Let's think guys". I encouraged.
"Maybe these cakes will help". Maurice offered.
Everyone except me settled on the tables for cakes.
"You want some".
"Just the sight of it gives me cavity". I joked and everyone laughed.
I thought hard about the riddle reading the words over and over again.
"Thirteen hearts but can't open a single door". I read to myself over and over that I lost count of how many times.
"Eureka". I shouted. "It's a card". I jumped in excitement.
"What".
"A pack of cards guys,a pack of cards".
Everyone patted me on the back in a friendly manner.
"You know I was wrong,you are fun to be with". Ian said. "You should hang out with us at school".
"Totally". Arianna said.
I thought Arianna hated me. I hated her too. But now I am not so sure. Maybe it was because I was creepy. Maybe they aren't bad people anyways. Maybe I had spent all my life being over shadowed by Tuesday but now that she's gone? There were to many maybes and it's not healthy for me.
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"Look what we have here". Melvin read the card. "He who makes it doesn't need it,he who buys it doesn't use it and he who uses it doesn't know it".
"What do you think?". Ian turned to me and asked.
My face flushed.