"William! Melody! Come on it's time to go! I've got work in half an hour and you two need to get to school!" I bound down the stairs with my older brother Will close behind me. Did she really have to yell that loud enough to almost wake the dead?
"Geez mom alright I'm coming." I avoid the worried expression on my mother's face as she studies me. "Have you been sleeping well honey?" Crap. "Uh yeah why?" She shakes her head and motions for my brother and I to follow her out the door. Is it really that obvious? I thought I was keeping it so well hidden.
Just then my brother takes this opportunity to bump into me from behind and whisper in my ear, "You're not the only one who can't sleep. Something is off about this place. I just know it." I give him a funny look and he just shrugs his shoulders. What's that supposed to mean?
Little did either of them know the key is hidden on a piece of string tied around my throat. After school is over and when I finally get a little bit of privacy, I'm going to see what's up in the attic. Mom said it was off limits for a reason but rules were made to be broken.
