Chapter 42 - HALL OF BONES 7.1

It was already dawn when they all moved to their room. 

Zora paced their bedroom while Fina lay on the bed trying to catch some sleep. 

"How can you sleep in this situation?" Zo asked in frustration. 

"Because as much as I would love to pace around like you, my head have heard too much and it's so loud I have to turn it off for a while. Thank you" Fina replied

"You must be lucky then, to be able to sleep easily"

Fina popped one eye open. 

"I am not lucky" She said and went off to sleep. 

"I can't believe Serene Berry is dead"

"Mélanie Crest is dead not Serene Berry. Serene might just be a soul in another human body. It's possible"

"And Xiana Kang. They said she had a boyfriend. We can ask"

Fina sighed. 

"We have to do this secretly, Zo. People will get suspicious if we start asking"

"You are right" She said and resumed her pacing. 

Fina drifted off to sleep. 

Fina met herself in a strange room with its curtains drawn down. 

The room was extremely quiet that a pin drop could be heard. 

It was the glass walls that made her realize she was still in Elfina. 

Someone touched her on the shoulder and she whirled round but there was no one behind her. 

"I did warn you didn't I? I told you… You know I can hurt you. It's nothing. I've done it several times"

Fina strained to see whoever it was but all she could see was a shadow. A shadow with no body. 

"Even in dreams, I can access you. In reality, I can see you. I can smell you. I can hear you. I've looked at you from afar so many times. I've studied you. And I'm going to kill you. The same way we killed her!"

Instinct made her moved to the left immediately when a blade suddenly slashed through the air in front of her. 

The person laughed. 

"So swift"

"I know you are not a male" Fina said 

"Do you? What made you so sure? I am both. I speak like both"

"You don't fool me"

Something like an iron chain dragged on the floor. 

"I will get you"

A sharp long thin spidery leg rotated in front of her. 

"Just watch"

Fina jerked awake when something slapped her on the arm. 

"You okay?" Zo asked

Fina nodded. 

"You want to talk about it? My mum used to say that helps a lot"

"Just about that person. The spider" Fina said "I heard her when I was with Miss Anne. She threatened to kill me"

Zo eyes widened. 

"Like the threat in Mélanie Crest grave?" She asked

Fina nodded. 

"You know we still have the ring with us. Xiana Kang's ring" Fina said 

"Which we haven't put to use. Except the key. Shelly is with the key"

"I'll go do my daily routine" Fina said and got out of bed. 

"Whoever that is, I think she is closer to us to be able to know our activities" She said

"Could it be Nancy Miller? She really hate us, you know?" Zo asked

Fina took her time with her routines before appearing in the living room in a yellow sleeved gown, her hair in a ponytail with some fake bangs. 

"I like what you did with your hair. It's pretty." Zo said from the couch.

Fina rolled her eyes at her. 

"I'm certain you do have an ulterior motive behind what you keep saying about my hair."

Someone knocked on the door and they both glanced at each other before Fina moved to the door and opened it. 

A yellow fairy, the size of an hand was carrying an envelope in its hands. 

The fairy had very big and wide eyes with a small nose and sweet bow lips. 

"Fina Clark?"

"Yes?" Fina answered 

"I am a labour fairy and this is my house. Each house have labour fairies. I'm called Ashley"

"Nice to meet you"

"You are very pretty." She said with a giggle. 

"Thank you?"

Ashley sobered up at once, gave Fina the envelope and left. 

Fina opened the envelope and read… 

"Mr Walker "Come to class"

"What's that? Zo asked

"It's from Mr Walker. He asked us to resume our classes"

Zo perked up, adjusting her glasses. 

"Really? What are we supposed to have now?"

"History" Fina replied