Chapter 40 · Rabbit hole


    My guide looks down at the little glowing plate on his belt. It seemed to glow slightly and vibrate. He seemed to stare at it for a few second and raised a hand to his head and gave a long sigh.


    "I''m sorry miss but I''m afraid I have to... take care of a different matter. The actuation starts within the next hour I believe if you would like I can have someone come later to take you there," he explains with an expression of I guess sadness and maybe a bit of annoyance.


    "Hmm ok," I replied. I looked around the little shop cafe... place... thing. It was peaceful. Also, I had felt weirdly sleepy since I stop looking at the display items. Maybe it was the run.


    "So sorry miss but I have to go now. Its been a pleasure," he quickly said with a little bow before wooshing out the door. I meant like one second he was there then there was a gush before the door open and he was gone. I looked at the now empty space where he had been stand.


    Magic. Still super weird but at least it was useful if you''re in a rush I guess.


    Well, guess I got an hour free. I sat in the little leather chair with my drink sitting on the table. I reach and took a sip.


    "Ow," I whispered as I slipped to much and I felt the hot liquid burn the top of my tongue.Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions.


    I put my drink back down letting it cool and to let my tongue to regain some of its senses. I kind of just sat there for a while after that. I don''t really know what to do. I mean I found it kind of interesting to see all this weird stuff but none of it really I understood and the few I did I feel like I can just use my computer for.


    Oh well soon this will hopefully be over then I can go see my uncle and maybe he can explain some of this and then...


    well, I guess I find out what comes next after I''ve talked to him. mean I need to get a job. I don''t want to live off some else money forevermore it felt wrong like I was taking advantage of my uncle. I also still needed a way to pay Zoe back for helping me with, that.


    That also brought up a new problem. I couldn''t just go up to my uncle and say I''m having these weird dream and I can''t seem to remember important stuff about my own family. Oh, and magic real by the way''. I can''t see that going well. It sounded like how Zoe would explain it. Maybe she was rubbing off on me.


    Not that I would mind that.


    I shook my head. I shouldn''t go down this rabbit hole. I will just have to see how it went.


    I look at the shelves of books and the little sign saying ''please help yourself''. I look over them all. There were lots; some old, some new, overs worn and some that had a layer of dust on them that would suggest they had never been read. I scan them but they didn''t seem to be in any type of order so I just picked one at random.


    It seemed to be some kind of fantasy book. Or was it fantasy now, I mean magic real so does that make it still fantasy? I only half read it as I tried not to think about my murky future.


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    But I don''t want to get up.


    "Go way," I half whisper as I heard the voice.


    "Please, I''m here to take you to the auction," I heard the voice again. It was male but light and airy like a whistle of wind rustling leaves. I slowly peel my eyes to see a cute blue skin man crouching next to me.


    "But I''m still dream," I muttered.


    Then I remembered.