CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Tom brought the mirror from his house to Mary's room. When he entered, Mary was already sleeping. He stood by her bed and smiled at her beautiful face that had some blue marks on it that were caused by the surgery. When he turned back to leave, Mary woke up.
"Tom?"
"Yes honey. Sorry I woke you up. I didn't mean to." He turned back to her.
"It's OK. I smelled you. That's why I got up. Do you have the mirror?"
"Yes." He sat near her and showed her the mirror.
"Wow. This looks like a treasure piece." She said as she held the mirror in her hand.
"Maybe it is. Virginia once told me that it's so old. Everything in the kingdoms is old."
"I guess so. I don't have any idea about how it looks like over there."
"Let's talk to Wolf and Virginia first. Then we'll take a tour. OK?"
"OK." Mary replied happily.
Tom took the mirror and said. "Mirror, please show me Wolf and Virginia."
The mirror cracked for a while, but didn't show anything.
"That's strange." Tom said.
"What is it?"
"It's supposed to show me what I want to see. Maybe Wolf and Virginia are in a place where there isn't a mirror around."
"Do they need a mirror?"
"Yes. It's like having a web cam on both sides and chat."
"Oh, I get it. Why don't you try to talk to Virginia's father?" Mary asked.
"Good idea. What was his name?"
"I think it's Tony."
Tom tried again. "Mirror, please show me Virginia's father, Tony."
The mirror cracked again and showed a huge room with and old decoration. It was full of books and had a huge desk on one of its sides. There were two men sitting there. One was young and blond. The other was old and with dark hair.
"Mr. Lewis?" Tom called.
Tony jumped out of his seat and looked around. "Wendell did you hear that?"
"Yes Anthony. But there's no one here."
"Who's there?" Tony asked looking to the ceiling.
"Look behind you Mr. Lewis." Tom said.
Tony looked behind him. There was only the window there, and he saw a face of a man.
"Who are you?" Tony asked. "No one here calls me Mr. Lewis. Are you from New York?"
"Yes. I'm Tom."
"Oh, Hi Tom! It's nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you to Mr. Lewis. I wanted to talk to Wolf and Virginia, but the mirror couldn't find them."
Tony's face expression changed. "We don't know. They left this morning when they came, and haven't returned yet."
"Is there something wrong?" Tom asked.
"It's just a little problem concerning their wedding. Wolf lost his temper and left the palace. Virginia followed him."
"Oh my God. How can we help?"
"At this moment, you can't. We don't know where they are. Just try to keep in contact with us, maybe we would have some news."
"Ok Mr. Lewis. I'll try to call you every day. Good night."
"Good night Tom."
The mirror in Tom's hand was back to normal now.
"Where are they?" Mary asked.
"I have no idea. You heard what he said. But, I don't think that Wolf would get angry about something simple."
"He would tonight." Mary said.
"Why tonight?"
"It's full moon. Even a little thing will cause him to lose his patience."
"But it's not working on you. Why?"
"Tom, I have tons of different kinds of medicine in my blood now. I think it's blocking the moon's effect."
"Oh I see." He sat next to her on the bed and put his arm around her shoulder. "So, What did you do while I was gone?"
"Well, I went to do some shopping, and then went to a fitness club. What do you think I was doing? I can't even get out of bed!"
"Don't get angry my love. I promise you will get out of the hospital soon."
"I'm just tired of sitting here."
"I know." He kissed her head. "You are going to start some exercises after two days to be able to walk again. Your muscles are working properly now."
"I know. I almost can't feel them."
"It will pass. Don't worry about that. Besides, it's getting late and you must sleep."
"Are you going home?"
"No. I will see Dr. Simons. But I will come back. Promise you will be sleeping by then."
"OK. I promise." Mary smiled.
Tom kissed her and wished her good night, then he went to Dr. Simons' office.
"Hi Doc!" Tom said as he entered.
"Good evening Tom. Come in."
"I have some good news."
"You mean your new job here?"
Tom was amazed. "How did you know?"
"I recommended you."
"Wow. Doc why didn't you tell me about it?"
"Because I wanted it to be a surprise."
"Thank you so much Doc! I've quit the job at the other hospital, and I was planning to see the general doctor of this hospital."
"That's a nice idea, son. How's Mary doing?"
"Oh she's feeling better. She will start exercising in a couple of days."
"That's good. Her muscles are weak by now. She will need exercising."
"Yeah. Anyway Doc, I have to go back to her."
"Alright son. See you in the morning."
"OK, good night." Tom went back to Mary's room.
Mary was already sleeping. Tom lay on the couch that was in front of the bed, and immediately fell asleep.
Tom brought the mirror from his house to Mary's room. When he entered, Mary was already sleeping. He stood by her bed and smiled at her beautiful face that had some blue marks on it that were caused by the surgery. When he turned back to leave, Mary woke up.
"Tom?"
"Yes honey. Sorry I woke you up. I didn't mean to." He turned back to her.
"It's OK. I smelled you. That's why I got up. Do you have the mirror?"
"Yes." He sat near her and showed her the mirror.
"Wow. This looks like a treasure piece." She said as she held the mirror in her hand.
"Maybe it is. Virginia once told me that it's so old. Everything in the kingdoms is old."
"I guess so. I don't have any idea about how it looks like over there."
"Let's talk to Wolf and Virginia first. Then we'll take a tour. OK?"
"OK." Mary replied happily.
Tom took the mirror and said. "Mirror, please show me Wolf and Virginia."
The mirror cracked for a while, but didn't show anything.
"That's strange." Tom said.
"What is it?"
"It's supposed to show me what I want to see. Maybe Wolf and Virginia are in a place where there isn't a mirror around."
"Do they need a mirror?"
"Yes. It's like having a web cam on both sides and chat."
"Oh, I get it. Why don't you try to talk to Virginia's father?" Mary asked.
"Good idea. What was his name?"
"I think it's Tony."
Tom tried again. "Mirror, please show me Virginia's father, Tony."
The mirror cracked again and showed a huge room with and old decoration. It was full of books and had a huge desk on one of its sides. There were two men sitting there. One was young and blond. The other was old and with dark hair.
"Mr. Lewis?" Tom called.
Tony jumped out of his seat and looked around. "Wendell did you hear that?"
"Yes Anthony. But there's no one here."
"Who's there?" Tony asked looking to the ceiling.
"Look behind you Mr. Lewis." Tom said.
Tony looked behind him. There was only the window there, and he saw a face of a man.
"Who are you?" Tony asked. "No one here calls me Mr. Lewis. Are you from New York?"
"Yes. I'm Tom."
"Oh, Hi Tom! It's nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you to Mr. Lewis. I wanted to talk to Wolf and Virginia, but the mirror couldn't find them."
Tony's face expression changed. "We don't know. They left this morning when they came, and haven't returned yet."
"Is there something wrong?" Tom asked.
"It's just a little problem concerning their wedding. Wolf lost his temper and left the palace. Virginia followed him."
"Oh my God. How can we help?"
"At this moment, you can't. We don't know where they are. Just try to keep in contact with us, maybe we would have some news."
"Ok Mr. Lewis. I'll try to call you every day. Good night."
"Good night Tom."
The mirror in Tom's hand was back to normal now.
"Where are they?" Mary asked.
"I have no idea. You heard what he said. But, I don't think that Wolf would get angry about something simple."
"He would tonight." Mary said.
"Why tonight?"
"It's full moon. Even a little thing will cause him to lose his patience."
"But it's not working on you. Why?"
"Tom, I have tons of different kinds of medicine in my blood now. I think it's blocking the moon's effect."
"Oh I see." He sat next to her on the bed and put his arm around her shoulder. "So, What did you do while I was gone?"
"Well, I went to do some shopping, and then went to a fitness club. What do you think I was doing? I can't even get out of bed!"
"Don't get angry my love. I promise you will get out of the hospital soon."
"I'm just tired of sitting here."
"I know." He kissed her head. "You are going to start some exercises after two days to be able to walk again. Your muscles are working properly now."
"I know. I almost can't feel them."
"It will pass. Don't worry about that. Besides, it's getting late and you must sleep."
"Are you going home?"
"No. I will see Dr. Simons. But I will come back. Promise you will be sleeping by then."
"OK. I promise." Mary smiled.
Tom kissed her and wished her good night, then he went to Dr. Simons' office.
"Hi Doc!" Tom said as he entered.
"Good evening Tom. Come in."
"I have some good news."
"You mean your new job here?"
Tom was amazed. "How did you know?"
"I recommended you."
"Wow. Doc why didn't you tell me about it?"
"Because I wanted it to be a surprise."
"Thank you so much Doc! I've quit the job at the other hospital, and I was planning to see the general doctor of this hospital."
"That's a nice idea, son. How's Mary doing?"
"Oh she's feeling better. She will start exercising in a couple of days."
"That's good. Her muscles are weak by now. She will need exercising."
"Yeah. Anyway Doc, I have to go back to her."
"Alright son. See you in the morning."
"OK, good night." Tom went back to Mary's room.
Mary was already sleeping. Tom lay on the couch that was in front of the bed, and immediately fell asleep.
