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CH1:THE DOOR AT THE HILL

Mr & Mrs Bonham were absolutely delighted. You may wonder why so I will tell you. They were in Scotland!
They chose Scotland to celebrate their eighteenth wedding anniversary which was co-incidentally also the birthday of their son Robert. Yes, Mr & Mrs Bonham have a child-two actually. Seventeen year old Robert Bonham and nine year old Ruby Bonham.
The Bonhams were indeed delighted to be in Scotland but the one who was looking forward to it the most was Robert. Excited would be an understatement. Thrilled would somewhat describe how he felt.
And thrilled he was, for he had a deep crush on a girl who lived here. Strange thing was that this girl did not exist. Yes, she was a fictional character...and her name was Merida!

Robert did not like Merida because she was beautiful. That came later. It was her character and personality that won his heart even though she did not exist, he was drawn towards this girl in-spite of her faults, because her strengths were stronger than her weaknesses. And so,his obsession for her was one reason why he was single.
Robert himself was quite good-looking with his dark wavy hair, shapely face, decently tall frame and a smile that girls found 'super cute'. Many girls had tried to get a date with him. Only problem was that Robert found himself comparing them all to Merida and of course, none of them could quite come up to his expectation. He knew he was being rather stupid and was also told by others many times to accept Merida's in-existence. However, it still did not stop him researching Scotland on the net.
And it was Beautiful!
The highlands, the hills, the sun, the streams, the villages, the countryside, the accent...oh, how he loved them all.
So when it was announced that he was going to Scotland, Robert hardly noticed his new IPhone6 that his Uncle gifted to him for his birthday.

"Mom",a grinning Robert spoke,"This place is beeeeeeeeeeautiful."
"Just like the last girl you rejected?",Ruby, his sister interjected with a smirk.
"She was really prissy, and she did not even know the difference between Japan and China", Robert replied back without even blinking.
One thing Robert had learnt about talking with Ruby was that you should never look concerned, no matter what she said and you would win the conversation with just a single reply. But putting her teasing habit aside, Ruby was also Robert's best friend and they understood each other so much that if one of them lied to the other, s/he would definitely know that s/he was being lied to.
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever", Ruby rolled her eyes and smiled at Robert. Robert smiled back.
Since the Bonham family had arrived pretty late in the afternoon (5:03pm to be exact), they decided to just reach their hotel, get refreshed,and the rest the remainder of the day-except Robert and Ruby.
There was a small hill right behind the hotel. A forest park was situated here so the brother and sister duo decided to take a quick evening stroll.
The sun was starting its descent behind some hills and the sky was a rich orange hueas Robert & Ruby reached the park. A path led into it. The park was really a small forest and there were trees all around them once they were inside. The pair strolled around for a while until Ruby decided to rest on a bench nearby. Robert too sat down beside her.
"You know,sis, this forest really reminds me of the one from Brave", he said to his sister,while putting an arm around her at the same time ,"The one where she meets a wisp for the first time. I remember it was her birthday too, just like mine."
The thought seemed to please him and he smiled. Ruby knew about her brother's love for 'Brave' and Merida (obviously) and giggled. And it was here that Robert made a wish out of a deep desire which would change his and his sister's life forever. His wish was…
"I wish I could go into Merida's world , and even meet her.", he spoke dreamily.
At this, he heard Ruby gasp beside him.
"What?",Robert rolled his eyes and faced his sister ,"It's just a little wi-"
But he stopped, because he saw what had ACTUALLY made her gasp.
What seemed like a blue flame of fire was floating several feet away, making strange whispering sounds. Surprisingly, It seemed to be out calling out at them with tiny hands. But these couldn't be fire. They also seemed so liquid and gaseous and wispy…
"A wisp", Robert whispered excitedly.
Without even realizing it, he started walking towards the mystical creature, cautiously. Ruby caught hold of her brother's arm and walked alongside him. At about arm's length away, the wisp disappeared and re-appeared a few feet away. Five more of them appeared in a line behind the first one, leading into the deepest part of the forest. Robert dropped his arm and started walking after it briskly, after saying something ("Don't be afraid") to Ruby.
Eventually, the last of the wisps disappeared revealing a door. Now, let it be known, this door was strange. It had a knocker on it and Robert, who was 5'7" would have to bend over to get through it. Also, the door did not seem to lead into a house. Instead, it was set on a hill.
"Dada", Ruby spoke for the first time in a long while. 'Dada' is what Ruby called her elder brother. She preferred this cute nick name rather than the calling him by his actual name.
"What do you think is in there?", she asked.
"I don't know", Robert looked hard ,"But i think we are meant to find out."
So, without a second thought, he reached out to the knocker and knocked hard. Instead of a reply, the door just opened all by itself.
The insides were literally empty except for a few wooden stools here and there. Robert was about to walk inside when he remembered his sister. Turning towards her, he asked ,"Are you scared?"
He knew this was a lame question. Ruby was hardly ever scared of anything and was very feisty. And even before she opened her mouth, he knew what she was gonna say.
"I am scared of idiots, not dark rooms", she said with a grin. She was a bit nervous, yea, but curiosity got the better of her. Hence, she had to screw up her face a bit.
And therefore, with that, brother and sister walked through the open door hand in hand.
No sooner had they stopped inside, than the door snapped shut behind them, creating a complete and eerie darkness.
Ruby screamed.
Robert suddenly felt his heart beat faster and louder than a raging horse.