The Red Glass
Curse of Blackmoor Manor Alternate ending.
Part Two
When I woke up, my vision was blurry. I couldn't get up, my head was spinning. I had broken down the wall and . . . and . . . that was when I was knocked out. "Stay calm" I thought to myself. As soon as my vision cleared, I looked around. I was still in the forge. There was someone there with me, but I couldn't see who. "Who knocked me out?" I said out loud. No reply. Then my heart skipped a beat. The book! The Penvellyn treasure! What had become of it? Surely whoever had knocked me out had taken it. I tried to think back to right before I was knocked out, tried to think back to who's voice I had heard . . . There was no mistaking it, it was Ethel's voice!
"Clear your mind, think about what to do" I thought to myself. But it was no use, I was in a state of anxiety. All the thoughts rushed around in my head. What if Ethel got away? What was so special about the book, why had the Penvellyns gone through so much trouble to hide it? What could be contained in that book that is so important! "I have to get that book! I can't let Ethel get away with it! She is not the rightful owner, that book belongs to the Penvellyns!"
It took all my strength to get up. My head hurt, there was a bump where I had been hit on the head. Then I saw Ethel. She was standing near the broken wall . . . . with the book. She looked at me, and a smile curled around her lips.
"You're up." She said.
"Why are you doing this?" I replied.
"Isn't it obvious?" She said, still smiling evilly. "I want this book. For hundreds of years, my family have been serving and teaching the Penvellyns, It is thanks to US that the Penvellyns are smart enough to hide this so elusively."
"Why is that book so important?" I said.
"Humph, you don't know? This book contains the secret of alchemy. I'll take this book and become rich, rich beyond my wildest dreams. I'll take ordinary metal and turn it into gold and silver! Think of it. I'll be as rich as, as . . . as rich as I deserve to be.
"And what about Linda? Was it you who did all those horrible things to her?" I asked.
"Of course it was. I can't have this house peaceful, can I? Wouldn't people notice that I was sneaking around here? But with Linda in the state I put her in, she is the perfect distraction! I put hair growth in her moisturizer, I overdosed her pills to make her sleepy. And if she died? All the better. The house in a state of chaos, perfect for me to sneak around, unnoticed by anyone but the walls."
"That's terrible!" I snapped.
What will I do now? How am I going to stop Ethel from getting away?