In the thirteenth mirror was a creepy moving shadow of a hooded man.
“Let’s get out of here!” Suki yelled.
We ran back to the door which had led us into this strange room. Suki pulled and pushed the handle frantically but it was locked!
We froze and held onto each other tightly as the hooded man stepped out of the mirror. He turned toward us and wailed, “You can never go back girls - you can never go back.”
Then a familiar figure leaped out of the door shouting, “Boo!”
We screamed and both figures started laughing at us. It was Cliff and another young man.
“Got ya fooled!” Cliff laughed, pointing and laughing at Suki and me.
Suki rushed forward and pushed Cliff roughly. Then he was laughing no more. “No need for that!” he said.
“You came seeking a big thrill and we gave you one!” said the other man. “Serves you both right for sneaking around my house without permission. I’m Bernard’s son - Julian.”
We just glared at the disgusting pair as Julian looked at his watch and declared, “It’s getting on for midnight - we’d better return to the party.” He unlocked the door and led us all back down the dark corridor, lighting the way with his mobile phone torch.
Very soon, we passed the mysterious staircase.
“Why do the stairs stop at the roof?” Suki asked curiously.
“They don’t stop at the roof!” Julian laughed. “It’s the loft hatch!”
“So, the house wasn’t built by spirits?” Suki asked.
Julian stopped, and scarily lit up his face with his phone torch. “Maybe it was, maybe it wasn’t. Who knows?”
Cliff laughed.
“Have you never heard of The Winchester Mystery House?” Suki asked. “It was built by spirits using a Ouija board.”
Cliff stared at her, concerned. “Are you on drugs?” he asked.
“Type Winchester Mystery House into a search engine,” Suki said. “It’s in America.”
“I’ll do that later,” Julian said. He looked at his watch again. “Yikes! It’s two minutes to midnight. We’d better hurry!”
We swiftly followed him back down the maze of spooky corridors and creaky stairs, arriving back in the huge room just in time for the countdown.
“Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Happy New Year!” everyone cried merrily.
The place was a glorious sight as colourful party popper streamers flew in all directions and drunken people hugged and kissed and laughed together.
Nutty rushed over and kissed me. “Happy New Year sweetheart,” he said tenderly, looking into my eyes.
“Happy New Year my darling,” I said. “Love you.”
“Love you too,” he replied.
We held each other, watching everyone celebrating as we all sang Auld Lang Syne.
I smiled to myself. Last year had been the best year of my life so far - Mum and I leaving my alcoholic dad and renting the flat, landing the job at the world famous Two Masks Theatre, entering the actor boyfriend challenge with Suki, and meeting my idol and becoming his girlfriend!
Last year would sure take some beating, but I had so much to look forward to in the coming year - being with Nutty, working in my wonderful job with my best friend, hopefully appearing in Dudley’s open-air fairy tale and maybe even becoming famous! The new year held great promise. Who knew what surprises were in store? I was determined to make it truly fantastic and I just couldn’t wait!
About the Author
Candy J. Moon grew up in Saltburn-by-Sea and Stratford-upon-Avon. She has worked in a library, a theatre, a café and various offices. Candy loves nothing better than to spend time writing glittering stories to bring a little special magic into the lives of those who read them.
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