CHAPTER 6 "TALK"

Mia continued to load the page on the Internet, I even look for other references of the place thinking that perhaps the photograph is not up to date and what she saw is a very old old photo of the place, that's why the creepy appearance of the cemetery but no matter how much I load or change the page It is always the same, the Neo-Romanesque-Lombard style mansion with a garden that was too large, so he could read the place was built as a gift by Duke Desmaissieres for his future wife Duchess Servillano in the 19th century, a huge construction as a symbol of love seems a bit excessive in the eyes of Mia could not give something smaller or meaningful because a huge and gloomy mansion as a gift although if you think about it maybe it is not so excessive after all humanity has other constructions besides the wars caused due to love; The only question Mia can ask herself is about the taste of the Duchess because that place every time she looks at it looks more like a giant crypt to bury her family than a place where she can raise her children, Mia took her eyes off the cell phone one An awkward laugh came out of her throat, maybe Duchess Servillano liked the horror aesthetic because she can't find another explanation for such a house of horrors and that she has only seen photos of the outside, she really has no idea what it is like inside But imagine that it must look just as creepy as the outside thinks they must have had an excellent courtship because the Duke knew his future wife quite well, he is a bit surprised they understand that courtships at that time were not where they talked a lot between them until they were married could assume that they knew each other since they were children or there was an agreement between their parents and they had known it for a long time as a prior commitment is the only explanation that What he finds in the face of the situation, although he may also be exaggerating social things in the nineteenth century, they were quite strange, especially their way of courtship and how they decided to marry even how they dressed Mia knows that there is a clothing line for eternal mourning, perhaps the duchess will She dressed like this and the duke assumed that he wanted to live in a place where he reflected his permanent sadness, Mia saddened reading on the internet about a person is not the same as knowing her in reality maybe the duchess lost a loved one before marrying the duke Desmaissieres and she was still in mourning when she was forced to marry, there are life events that are not recorded because they are not interesting and these people were common dukes just because they built a huge mansion with an artistic touch was that they went down in history and no matter how little so its past life does not matter only why it was built it is a bit sad if you think about it as an old house can be worth more than the life of the people people who lived in it.

"Maybe it's better to change the subject," she whispered to herself in her empty room, the ravenette could still hear her uncles arguing in other rooms, she was glad she had locked the door.

Mia proceeded to take her phone again she verified that the coordinates really belonged to a real life mansion the only problem is the address where Belén 684 is located, El Retiro, 44100 is quite far from her house, sigh in fact she must take a truck He is in a different state from his as his grandfather expected him to go to that place if he had no money, well in fact he had the money saved for his graduation trip he could use it to travel now that he is of legal age and does not need anyone's permission If you want to leave home that is an advantage but you will really travel a state to a mansion that does not know if it is abandoned to deliver a small letter left by your grandfather.

She hums the open letter thoughtfully, staring at a smaller yellow envelope next to her.

-Because I think about it so much, I'm going to go anyway- he got up turning off the phone and began to put the sheets with the information in the drawers of his desk, they are the only ones in his room that have a key and he did not want his uncles to discover anything related to the content of the letters, I take the yellow envelope has to deliver it but its image does not seem so important the rope wrapped in the circle preventing it from being serious, this letter was not even sealed with a wax seal as the previous ones seemed to be able to be opened in Any second, out of the corner of my eye, I look at the old letter, it still makes him shiver just to see it, but this yellow envelope is not the same. Maybe I can open it and verify the content.

Mia lifted the envelope and with trembling fingers began to undo the lilo that was sealing the paper. I noticed letters written with a black pen when she raised her eyebrow, apparently they were written to be notes only when opening the envelope.

"Open the envelope, the content is yours but the letter is not"

The young woman was surprised, she did not expect that message from her father, she frowned slightly in the previous letter, she only spoke of the coordinates, she did not mention anything about the contents of the envelope, it is for her because she did not say it before, she felt her teeth grind. playing a joke I hope she opened one of the letters out of curiosity, perhaps the others also contained messages on the tabs.

Full of bitterness her voice came out-maybe she should try-

but the content of her message caught her attention "the other one does not" refers to the old letter or is there something else ... put hand to her chin thoughtfully.

-For now I must verify that it contains the envelope- Mia took the flat envelope as if it only contained a sheet of paper and turned it over hoping that a note or anything tiny would fall but the cold sound of metal and other objects falling on the wooden desk they surprised her.

-But what !! - on the desk fell a letter sealed with a new unknown engraving, a key and a small wad of bills, Mia suffered a chill this envelope was thin there was no way not to notice everything that came out of it It did not have the shape of the key or the thickness of the letter and the money, how could it be possible?

-I'm hallucinating- his breathing accelerated as he began to touch the objects verifying that they are real and not a delusion of his confused mind but they are real solid he even checked the money that was enough to buy the bus ticket to and from the mansion , Mía happened to observe the key that is quite strange because if her eyes do not deceive her it is made of silver and the handle has a bright red stone, I sweat cold, maybe it is just a decorative stone painted red because there is no way that is a real ruby ran his finger lightly over the shiny stone the edges are sharp he had to be careful in the future or he would cut his fingers when using it, the young sherley knows that this key does not belong to the house her father Dio showed her all the keys of all the doors they had, currently the set of keys to the house is in the possession of his grandmother, so perhaps this key belongs to the mansion where he has to go curiously the key is well cu Idada so she can assume two things, one in the mansion there is a current and modern section or two there are people living there, any answer is problematic because it means that the place is being taken care of and she still does not know what she should look for in that place .

Mia sigh let go of her on her desk, her gaze went to the letter that fell from the envelope.

A thought crossed her head "Maybe I should open it could contain another message"

The young woman took the letter in her hands. It had a red sticker unlike the wax seals that the other two letters contained. Mia proceeded to lift the fold of the envelope, noticing how letters written in black ink slowly appeared on it.

"Curiosity Killed the Cat, Mia"

Mia dropped the letter against the desk while she backed away quickly, colliding with the bed behind her, her body began to tremble from the fear that invaded her, those letters were not there, they came out just when she raised the seal, preventing her from discovering the content, this is different from the letters. written in the previous letter where she was only warned not to open the old letter, the ravenette breathed slowly trying to calm down and looked again at the letter that she threw on the desk, it was still where it fell but open, sigh, after all she took off the decal if she wanted to continue with this had to be resealed but she does not want to touch it causes her chills after what happened so Mia decided to take a pencil bringing the letter closer slowly, she checked the inked part again noticing that the letters disappeared it almost seemed like a hallucination that her mind produced but she has the feeling that this was real and not a dream.

-I really want it to be a hallucination but… - There are situations that humans want to avoid either out of convenience, fear or a desire for self-preservation especially with supernatural things, Mia usually has fun with horror or suspense movies because she never had a great belief in paranormal things but now faced with this image he does not know what to think is a dream from which he will wake up at any second or it is a frightening reality where he has to admit that the life he has always known can be false.

Mia breathed in a ragged way, she took the old and yellow letter, it still causes her chills but her curiosity wins over fear so she cannot stop, besides that it can hide, in addition to a terrifying message, even the surprise of large objects coming out of a small envelope and without it. The relief of them would not surprise him this time, he took a deep breath trying to lift the wax seal the letters with black ink appeared again "It's Not Time Yet" they said but Mia does not care about the warnings she pulls the seal so hard that it could have broken the letter but it remained intact without a scratch, she threw it again, nothing happened surprised by not being able to break the seal she decided to try to open the envelope paper but it did not yield to her strength something totally impossible, it is only paper that must be easily torn, Mia carry the envelope to his teeth trying to open it through them was a futile attempt he began to look for a pair of scissors in one of his drawers along with a lighter that guard, first he tried the scissors without results it is as if he were trying to cut metal then if the scissors are useless he decided to burn part of the envelope to open it, the lighter quickly came into contact with the paper and in a second like a blink the fire was repelled in a flare, Mia dropped the envelope avoiding burning her hand but still one of her fingers was hit by the heat.

-But what the hell! ...- the young woman put her finger to her mouth trying to calm the burning sensation with her saliva, the letter ended up on the ground intact next to the destroyed lighter it seemed that it suffered an overload and exploded Mia gritted her teeth The thoughts she previously had of her grandfather in dark business deepened with each passing second and her fears became more and more real.

A letter that does not burn or break until it is time to open it, Mia wondered internally how she will be mentally when the moment arrives that she will have discovered by then she would still love her father at the end of that dark adventure.

-Mia, are you still inside? -

For the silence in the room the voice was heard louder than usual startled the young Sherley who jumped on her place.

-Who is?-

-I'm your mother Marleen- the door of the room is locked so the woman could not enter so she only has to speak loudly from outside

-What do you need? -Asked Mia had no intention of opening the door, one because she did not want to talk to the woman and two had the letters, the key and the money on the table and she does not want anyone else to see it.

-I came to talk to you, open the door, please- Marleen had observed how her daughter ran to her room after the fight they had with her uncles, Daniel said not to intervene in the matter of her younger sister but the woman is her mother and wants to live with her daughter regardless of the words of others.

-No, I have business to resolve, please leave, Marleen-

The woman frowned again Mia does not show her the respect she deserves besides not addressing her like hers Her mother -Mia of her opens the door I want to talk to you- the woman's voice began to rise in volume.

Mia inside the room clicked her tongue apparently the absence of her grandfather begins to show before everyone was forbidden to bother her, especially Marleen who was always looking for her to talk but the youngest Sherley has always refused her request, it is not out of hatred she can talk to her as long as she does not try to make her call her mother or call Mia her daughter, after all the woman left the house she left the paid therapy and left her only daughter abandoned so by her actions she never gave He strongly agreed to welcome his daughter back home, but Maria convinced him with the argument of not abandoning their children, the man grudgingly agreed but set conditions: Do not approach Mia if the girl did not ask, Do not harass Mia With questions and not telling Mia that she was her mother, sadly Marleen broke all the rules the first month of stay in the house so she was temporarily kicked out and her mother could not save her.

-I told you no, I have business to resolve- Mia almost groaned right now, she doesn't want to talk to anyone, she has too much to process in terms of the conflicting emotions she has with her father to add the family problems she has with Marleen in these moments would be too much for his emotional stability.

Marleen felt her anger increase her daughter's disobedience again even with Dio by her side the woman wanted Mia to treat her like her mother but the girl behaved indifferently with her barely and spoke to her even remembers when she told her the truth that She is his mother and the only thing he got was ...

“I already knew your brothers have been very descriptive with my blood situation…. but personally I don't want to talk to you right now "

After Mia's harsh words, it was the fact that she had to make an effort supporting her brothers instead of father and making promises not to approach Mia without permission, Marleen wanted with all her might to take Mia and leave the house but although I wish I could not, his brothers do not know it but Mia Sherley is registered as Dio Sherley's daughter not as his granddaughter and although he knew that he could present a DNA test, Dio had in his possession papers that demonstrated the abandonment of his daughter he would never have won in a trial that is why she remained silent for so many but now Dio left at the end of this world does not interfere between Mother and Daughter then why was Mia still reluctant to talk to her? their custody so now they are again as Mother and Daughter their plan is to convince Mia and leave this house to start somewhere else.

Marleen right now needs to talk to her daughter and tell her about her plans for the future ...

-You are reviewing your grandfather's letters- the woman she knows that her daughter has no homework at this time or any other important matter besides that mysterious letter.

Mia tried to hold back a grunt -There's no other business- the young woman doesn't mean to sound threatening but she really doesn't want to talk to anyone about her father right now especially because she's uncovering secrets from the man she doesn't know yet how to process

-Daughter tell me what is the letter about? - The woman asked maybe if he shared the information with her they could solve it together.

Mia observing the old letter that could not cut or burn or break even the terror knows that the explanation for that will be terrifying, sigh it is better that she solve it alone so Marleen would not have to wear herself out -I can't count, remember the order ... - She was also afraid for what would happen if he disobeys grandfather's orders after all the letters in the letter warned him not to open it - ... I also have to solve it myself- the young woman turned her gaze to the window of her room, she looked at the sunset little by little begins to arrive

-So for now leave me alone, please Mother- the voice of the woman behind the door was lost there was only silence, Mia thought that maybe Marleen finally decided to leave and think about the few words they exchanged, the young Sherley did not think never leave her mother like that she would talk to her but not now she will wait until the matter of her grandfather is resolved….

-It's surprising how even with your own mother you are rude- I hear how the door clicked, sweating cold, they closed the door with a key, the voices that he hears are from Ariana and Margot where they got the keys, especially those to their room, their grandmother never them loose for fear of losing them.

Mine felt her teeth grind -Tell me where you got those keys-

Margot scoffed -Our mother, don't be surprised, we are her children after all- she could hear the older woman playing with the keys outside the room.

-So Mia be a good girl and tell us what you know about our father's money- beautiful and sarcastic words came out of Ariana's mouth, she can even imagine her mocking smile on the other side of the door

The ravenette heard every word feeling that her gaze darkened-Answer me something… Marleen is still there-she hopes or wishes she does not know exactly but she wants her mother not to be present

-Mia, listen to your aunts- Marleen's voice came through the wooden door as a whisper

-Listen to them ... -

-Just tell them the truth and everything will end faster you can leave ... -

"What if I don't?" She asked furiously.

-Then you'll stay locked up-

-You listened to your mother, Mia, so speak truthfully, we are family, right? , the family confide secrets between them- said Margot with a disgustingly sweet tone

Mia felt how her teeth started to hurt after clenching them so much in anger, Marleen always finds a way for her to reconsider her thoughts about her I even have to reconsider my grandmother's position although I knew from the beginning that the older woman would accompany her children He believed that he would not intervene in the matters of the letter but apparently he was wrong a good mother does not abandon her children until the end, Mia wishes to have a mother just like her grandmother.

-Nice you run out of time so tell us the truth-

At the words of her aunts, the ravenette felt laughter rise up her throat. At first, she felt anger at her mother's betrayal, then sadness at her grandmother's betrayal, and now an uncontrollable laugh at her family situation.

The silence reigned on the other side of the door, the teasing and laughter stopped, only the deep laughter of the ravenette was heard throughout the room.

-They know since she was a child she sometimes believed that our family was cursed-

Whispers began-What are you talking about ... maybe you went crazy- Ariana tried not to shake her voice but the fear was clear.

-After all, they were always interested in money and they did not care about other things ... - Mia ignored his words and continued speaking - they do not care about their children, brothers, nephews or even their parents, only money moves them like a curse of endless greed-

-You are just a girl you don't know ... -

-I know ... that your family problems or you mean the difficulties of being an adult- the young woman sighed, catching her breath - anyway I know both problems because, unlike you, I tried to listen more to our father's advice ...-

The door was slammed interrupting Mia - That doesn't matter Mia stop changing the subject ..-

- .. of the letters- the ravenette observed the ancient parchment pretending to be a letter, a letter that did not burn or break a letter that also threatened her not to open it, it is not information or an easy situation to believe.

-I will tell you my answer, go to hell, all of you are not going to get anything out of me-

Sounds and groans of indignation were heard on the other side of the door -Well keep yourself to yourself but you won't come out until you learn your lesson, rude girl-

Mia heard her footsteps away from her room except for one.

-You too go ..-

Marleen, who was silent during much of the conversation, sighed, could not speak anything of what I plan - Mine I ... -

The ravenette frowned -Go as you always have- the young Sherley does not want to talk to the woman anymore and wasted part of her afternoon just listening to her now she has less time to pack and prepare for her trip to a haunted mansion because apparently her Grandfather had a relative with magic that now he has to look for even though the situation is most absurd.

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Author's Note

This chapter came out with a long delay and I apologize for it but I was admitted to the hospital due to illness and recently I left a few days ago I am still recovering so I appreciate your patience.

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