The Magi (The Magi Series) Read Online Free PDF

you’ll find a big hairbrush—looks like a ladies’ brush, but the back comes off. Open the back and you’ll find a bunch of money. Use it to order a pizza or something.”
    “Oh.” Elijah laughed. All this trouble for food.
    “Alrighty. Now you stay put until I come home, okay?”
    Elijah wasn’t sure what to say to that. He still wanted to go to the library in the morning, but he didn’t want Uncle Stan to worry about him.
    “Take care,” Elijah said. “See ya when you get back.”
    Elijah hung up the phone and followed Uncle Stan’s instructions. Sure enough, a very large hairbrush was hidden in his uncle’s underwear drawer. He pulled on the back of the brush and out popped a roll of money. There had to be close to three or four hundred dollars there. He pulled out enough to pay for his pizza, stuffed the rest back into the brush, and returned it to the drawer.
    After he called for pizza, Elijah sprawled out on the floor to continue his investigation of the photo album from the basement. The first two pages each had an old black and white picture of a baby. He immediately wondered who the babies were. The picture looked too old to be either of his parents. Looking at the old photographs, Elijah realized he had never questioned his roots. His parents were always open to talk with him about anything, but he had never taken the time to ask about his past. He had so many questions now. Where did his family come from? What were his grandparents like? He knew his dad and uncle were orphaned at a young age, but Elijah never bothered to ask what that was like. It seemed selfish that he never thought to ask, especially since he too was now an orphan. He decided it was time to make up for missed opportunities. As soon as Uncle Stan came home, Elijah planned to ask him all about his roots.
    Elijah continued to turn the pages, trying to make sense of the photo album. Page after page was littered with black and white photographs, preserving memories of two people. None of the photos had labels, but as the pages turned, a simple story began to develop. The two babies from the first page grew up in front of Elijah’s eyes until, eventually, they were married. The album told a wordless story of their journey through life together. They were a handsome couple. The grown boy looked very strong and confident. The grown girl, also confident, was very pretty and reminded Elijah of Kyria with her dark hair and pleasant smile. He couldn’t help but think he had seen these people before. But who were they?
    Elijah was about to look through the album again when something suddenly caught his eye. He could barely see it, but in the hand of the young lady, was an item Elijah recognized. He jumped up and frantically searched the house for a magnifying glass to get a closer look at the picture. Elijah searched in Uncle Stan’s bedroom, in the study, and then the kitchen. No luck. He almost gave up when he decided to check the front room. There, in the drawer of the coffee table, Elijah found a big, round magnifying glass. He ran back to the album and used the magnifying glass to look at the picture. He was now positive he saw what he thought. The young lady in the picture was holding the glass cube of dirt that Elijah had inherited.
    Elijah wanted Uncle Stan to call back. He was dying to know what that glass cube was and who the people in the pictures were. Could they be his grandparents? Were they at least related to him? Elijah scampered up to find another book in the basement just as the doorbell rang. When he opened the door, he expected to see someone delivering his pizza, but instead he jolted back in surprise. Elijah felt his body warm up again as he looked up at an ominous Detective Scott.
    “May I come in?” the detective asked in a low, menacing voice. Elijah turned around and looked behind him, knowing full well that he was alone. He wanted to say no, but before he knew it, he stepped aside to let the detective