6 Hide and Seek

Jasmine and Autumn ran off and Rachel walked into their bathroom to count. Sakura began to walk with Dawn. She slipped on Dawn's ball and grabbed a book off the bookcase to steady herself. She got up. She tugged at the book but it wouldn't move. Then it did move, the whole bookshelf moved revealing a hidden passage behind it. It seemed to last forever.

Dawn walked in, the sound of her footfalls echoing through the passage.

Sakura followed her in without a word.

It was wide and spacious, with the floor made out of wood and the walls painted light blue. There were a few decorations here and there.

Sakura got out her flashlight since there was no light switch there. She turned it on.

She could hear a faint singing. It was growing louder by each minute.

"Roses are red, dilly, dilly

Violets are blue

Because you love me, dilly, dilly

I will love you..."

Sakura recognised the song immediately. It was Lavenders Blue, she had heard it in Cinderella a few weeks ago. The voice was loud and sweet yet hoarse and lonely. Sakura's spine tingled and she picked Dawn up who was taking a bid for freedom. She sat down on a small seat.

Up until now, she didn't realise that she still had the book in her hand. It was titled:

A House History: Maplewood Manor

It kind of reminded Sakura of a Hogwarts History in Harry Potter. She opened it up to the contents...