---- It seemed my father had moved some of our belongings here.
Asudden screech and something rushing toward me at high speed made me duck, covering my head with a shriek.
The frantic flapping of bats filled the air as they swooped over me.
That explained the rancid stench and the soft paste my boots had occasionally stepped in.
Iwatched them fly toward the front of the attic and, looking up, saw that the light came from a small window high up in the wooden beams, left open for them to escape into the night.
What the hell am I doing in this eerie place?" I muttered to myself, ready to leaveuntil that dull pain flared in my chest again, stronger than before.
"What do you want to show me, damn it?!" I shouted into the empty space, my voice echoing off the walls.
Frustrated, I strode toward the far end of the attic, glancing around, until my eyes locked onto an old piece of furniture.
I recognized it instantly.
It was a wardrobe from our old house.
I stepped closer and grabbed the small wooden knobs, pulling both doors open.
Inside, the black ebony wood was exposed, housing a few stored booksyellowed, brittle, and eaten away by time.
It was exactly as I remembered.
As children, my sister and I used to play here, pretending it was a hiding spot for our dolls.
---- Always when Father wasnt home, because this wardrobe had been in that forbidden room.
Mothers room.
Father never let us enter, but something always called to us there, and we would sneak in, spending hours inside whenever he left for the fields.
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Tran my hand over the wooden shelves, surprised to find they werent even dustyprobably because the doors had kept them.
protected.
"What exactly am I looking for?" I crouched to check the lower compartmentsnothing, just some tattered clothes.
Then, a glint caught my eye.
Still in a squat, I lifted my gaze.
At my exact height, in the back panel, something shonea tiny flicker of light, like a final spark meant to catch my attention before fading away.
Thesitated but reached my hand inside, feeling around.
"ah!" I recoiled instantly when something sharp pricked my fingertip.
I looked at my handblood trickled down from the tiny wound.
No sooner had this happened than I heard a distinct click.
A hidden mechanism had been triggered.
A small wooden panel slid aside at the wardrobes base, revealing a secret compartment.
---- What in the world is this mystery?" I leaned in closer.
Something lay inside, its dark silhouette barely visible in the shadows.
Thesitated for a moment, debating what to do ...
Then, I made my choice.
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