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leave the room, she said a silent prayer of
thanks for this time with her little Prince and Princesses.

    The room was dark and quiet. Cassy had
tossed and turned for what seemed like an eternity, still unable to
fall asleep. She decided to get up and go back down to the library
and read some more of her book with the hope she would finally be
able to fall asleep.
    Cassy slowly opened her bedroom door and
stepped out into the hallway. She looked both directions to make
sure no one was awake then she carefully walked to the stairs,
trying to keep the old wood floor from creaking. Once she was
downstairs, she went straight to the library.
    Cassy opened the door to the library and
slipped inside, but what she saw froze her in her tracks.
    “What are you doing up?” Cassy
whispered.
    “What are you doing?” Aaron whispered as he
tried to see if she was alone.
    “I couldn’t sleep, so I came down here to
read some more of my book,” Cassy said defensively.
    “Well, I couldn’t sleep until I found out
what happened to the pirate captain,” Aaron groaned.
    “Fine; I won’t tell if you don’t tell,
okay?” Cassy looked at Aaron, hoping he would agree.
    “It’s a deal,” he held out his hand.
    “Good,” Cassy took his hand in hers and they
sealed the promise with a handshake. She then walked over to the
chair where she had sat earlier and picked up her book.
    She looked at Aaron and grinned, “Mom and
Dad would never believe that we snuck out of bed to read a
book.”
    Aaron looked at Cassy and nodded then
returned his attention to his exciting tale of pirates.

    Silence filled the room while Cassy read her
tale of fire-breathing dragons when she suddenly heard a strange
sound.
    She looked over at Aaron and saw that he was
lost in his world of pirates, so she returned to her reading.
    “Please, help us,” the soft voice seemed to
float on the air.
    “Did you hear that?” Cassy asked Aaron.
    “Hear what? I didn’t hear anything. Leave me
alone, it’s getting exciting now,” Aaron groaned as he pulled the
book up closer to his face.
    “Please, we need your help,” the voice
repeated, but slightly louder this time.
    “Come on, didn’t you hear it?” Cassy set the
book on the table and stood, looking around the room.
    “You must be hearing things,” Aaron rolled
his eyes at how silly she was acting.
    “Please, help us,” the voice cried out with
urgency.
    Cassy glanced over at Aaron and saw the
surprised look on his face.
    “You heard it, didn’t you?”
    “Yeah; what do you think it is?” Aaron
looked around the room nervously.
    “I don’t know, but it’s coming from over
there,” Cassy pointed toward the center of the room where the table
with the book in the glass case sat.
    Cassy and Aaron exchanged glances then
slowly began to walk toward the table.
    “Please, help us. Save us from the Evil Queen,” the voice cried out.
    Cassy’s eyes met Aaron’s, each wondering if
this was a dream.
    “Yeah, I heard it too,” Aaron felt dread
churning deep inside of him.
    They both stepped up to the table and looked
down at the book.
    “How is this possible?” Cassy said with her
eyes transfixed on the book.
    “I don’t know, but that book is talking to
us.” Aaron shook his head, hoping this was all a strange dream.
    Cassy held her breath then reached out her
hand and gently placed it on the top of the glass box. No sooner
had her hand touched the glass than the lock on the box opened and
fell to the floor.
    “You broke it,” Aaron cried out.
    “ No, I
didn’t, it did that itself.” Cassy quickly pulled her hand
away.
    Aaron read Cassy's mind, and he knew what
she was thinking. “Don’t do it. You heard what great-grandmother
said. We’re supposed to leave this book alone.”
    “I won’t hurt it. I only want to see it
better.” Cassy reached for the handle on the lid and lifted it.
    Suddenly, the lid flew out of Cassy’s hand
and bright-colored lights of red, green, and blue shot