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Myrtle turned to stone when she read that, Cold crept up her skin and she sat there paralyzed. Her throat started to dry up. She set aside the journal for a while and stood up hurriedly. She poured herself a glass of water and gulped it in, in one breath. Susan was fixing her wardrobe when she saw her act like that. "Are you okay? Princess," SHe hurried to her side. Myrtle took a deep breath and nodded.

"I am going out for some fresh air, I feel stuffy inside." She said and stepped out of the room. She felt light-headed still thinking of the words written in the journal. She stepped into the garden and walked up to the water fountain, she sat by it and touched the water gently, and mumbled to herself.