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...