Serpents.

fourteen

PSA: this is the summer before the current school year...they don't know it yet because they are just analyzing their dreams. But with contents mentioned in the story I didn't want readers to confuse them to be 13/14 they are actually 17ish.
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A week later:

"We should explore more, it's been a week and you've barely let me leave the living room. We've only ate snacks we've found in here" I began looking around

"Are you suggesting we split up?" She flipped through a few notebooks on the coffee stand.

"It might help"

"Fine...we'll meet here later" she sighed

It was an antique place...I could tell by the wallpaper and furniture. Very elegant if I do say so..very spacious as well.

We parted ways...There wasn't much, there was a few beds...but it was mostly vacant rooms . It wasn't too big so it was easier to find my way around. I made it to a fairly large door, it was lined in agar wood...scarcely found anywhere. This place must have cost a fortune. Why did they bring us here?

I shook the knob and the door didn't budge.

There had to be a key somewhere...

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"Find anything?" Estella sat on the couch

"Nope. You?" I sighed

"Not really. Just a paper clip, a quill, and this key" she held them in the palm of her hand

"A key?" I picked it from her palm

I stood up and walked down the hall

"Where are you going?" I heard her follow behind

"To check something"

I stood in from of the large door as Estella caught up and looked.

"You think the key is for this room?" She scoffed

"It has to be.." I slowly slid in the key

I held my breath as the key with in without trouble. When I twisted the key and the lock shifted...my heart began to race. I grabbed the knob and the door opened.

"It worked" i said in shock

We looked at each other to see who would walk in first, once El motioned for me to go I immediately walked in.

"It's dark...I can't see a thing" she gripped the back of my shirt

"Let me find the lights" I slid my hand down the wall

"Here" my hand skimmed over a switch

The dim lights lit up the room.

"Woah" Star's grip softened as she walked ahead of me.

"A library" I spoke