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Chapter 2
Mysterious goings-on, as Granny Relda called them, were back in Ferryport Landing; but unlike last time, Sabrina practically shoved the newspaper articles in front of Granny Relda's face. This was the third case this year, and with long gaps in between, Sabrina was dying to get out and kick some thieving butt. She'd realised that now, all the cases, the mysteries, the crimes... this was a big part of her life, something that if it were to be taken from her, or she ceased to do- she might very well be dead.
"Granny, the library was broken into yesterday!" Sabrina all but yelled that Saturday morning as her grandmother entered the kitchen.
Luckily, after surviving a war like the one they'd gone through, the Grimms were rarely caught off guard by anything, so Granny Relda didn't even flinch.
"Liebling, I know. I was going to tell you and the girls at breakfast. We'll be going over as soon as we're organised. Now, go and wake the girls up." Sabrina nodded and ran out of the room. "Oh, and Sabrina?" The teenager's head came back around the doorway. Granny Relda held up a metal ladle and a big saucepan. "Take these with you."
Daphne and Red were just as excited as Sabrina was to get to the library, and were bouncing about, set to go while Granny Relda was trying to find one of her many sunflower hats that would match her coat. Sabrina simply stood by the door, bbming Alyss and Rowan on her old blackberry about the new case.
RoTheArcher: omg, its been lk 4ever since u guys had a break-in case. U must b sooo excited
AlualaGirl: but why the library? The newest thing there is the book the scarecrow wrote on the everafter war.
QueenofSneaks: he wrote a book on that? What section?
AlualaGirl: Fiction.
QueenofSneaks: of course.
RoTheArcher: imagine if 1 of the old pensioners found it in town history and saw that it only happened 3 years ago!
AlualaGirl: my guess is they'd think scarecrow was a nutcase, believe the book, or have a heart attack
QueenofSneaks: my guess is all of those in that order
RoTheArcher: old people smell lk soap.
AlualaGirl: ...
QueenofSneaks: ...
RoTheArcher: what? It was a thought; I had to let it out.
"Sabrina, we're going!" Daphne bounded up to her big sister.
QueenofSneaks: g2g, the case calls. C u guys monday.
AlualaGirl: k, c ya Bri.
RoTheArcher: But do you think pensioners smell like soap, Al?
Sabrina put her phone in her pocket and opened the door. Daphne and Red sprinted out, while Sabrina came out more slowly, but also tense with excitement. Granny Relda came out last of all, turning every lock into place. Finally, she rapped on the door, saying "Bye, House, we'll be back". The final magical lock slid into place, and the four women were off.
"Ah, the Grimms!" Scarecrow cried as Sabrina, Daphne, Red and Granny Relda came up the library steps. "Thank Ozma you're here. The place is in chaos. Come now, quickly!"
The library indeed was in chaos. Large bookcases had been knocked over, books covering the floor. The sheriff, the Cowardly Lion, was taking photos, and talking to his deputy at the same time.
Granny Relda surveyed the situation and turned to the three girls. "Lieblings, I need to quickly talk to Frank." She was referring to Mr Lionheart, the Cowardly Lion. The names of some of the Everafters never ceased to amaze Sabrina. "You know what to do." With that, she hurried off.
The girls wandered around the room, careful not to disturb anything on the crime scene.
"Why the library, though?" Daphne wondered. Alyss had asked the same thing earlier. "There's nothing here except books and town records."
Sabrina shrugged, and turned back to the door. One of them had been forced off its hinges. This must've been where the intruder entered. If so, they must've been strong. Human was off the list.
Then the words of her mother came to her. If you want to catch the thief, you think like the thief.
She positioned herself at the entrance. Given the damage done to the door, it would've been kicked, with a bit of magic. Sabrina performed a round-house kick, lashing out at thin air. She held her foot in place for a few seconds.
"Sabrina?" Red looked at her curiously.
"Give me a minute," Sabrina replied to her adopted sister. Somehow, she could see a path that she hadn't noticed before.
Daphne knew her sister's antics. "Granny," she called. "I think Sabrina's on to something."
At Relda's command, everyone stepped to the edges of the room, stepping over books and broken shelves. Sabrina began to walk a path that no one else could see. She talked as she went, making motions as she went.
"This person is an Everafter. They also have magic; this part of the shelf is burnt, so they can conjure fire. Everything's pushed to one side, like they're angry about something." She brought her hands in front of her, and pushed them outwards. The others were starting to see the sense in the teenager's words. "They're over-confident; they probably think that even if the police were alerted, they'd be able to fight them off." Somehow, as she was talking she made her way to a door behind the librarian desk, which had been overturned. She stared at it. "They went in there."
Granny Relda rushed over. "Well done Sabrina. Scarecrow, what's kept in that room?"
"Only the town records."
Red reached out and pushed lightly on the door. It swung open at her soft touch.
Daphne ran up and checked the doorway and the side of the door. "It wasn't forced open. They either had a key to the lock, or it wasn't locked in the first place."
The Scarecrow looked bashful. "Sometimes I forget. I'm sorry."
"Don't worry," Granny reassured the straw-filled man. "Everyone forgets the little details."
The group stepped into the room to find things very similar to the main library: destroyed. Papers littered all over the place, file holders flipped open and torn. It was like a hurricane had gone through; a very angry hurricane. The Scarecrow groaned. "The months it took to get this place in order!"
Granny Relda surveyed the room, then glanced back at the library. "Strange. Very strange indeed. But with all these books and sheets of paper, we don't even know what our culprit wanted. Scarecrow, how long until you can get this place back in order?"
"I'll start inventory immediately" was the reply.
"Excellent. Call us if you find anything."
