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Chapter 2
September 30th, 2009
Dear Alex,
I've missed you so dearly. Everyday waves crash against my heart as I realize I cannot be with you on land. We visited France today. You would have loved it. Here is the Eifel Tower. I wish you could have been with me at the top. It was so quiet up there and being so close to the stars was unearthly. Every time one of them twinkled I thought of your eyes and how they did that when you are planning pranks or when you laugh. Our next destination is Ireland. Write soon.
XOXO
'Ok, now this is getting ridiculous.'
Alex sat up from her bed and placed the Eifel Tower Snow Globe next to the Amphitheater one.
'If this person keeps this up I'm going to have to build a shelf for all of these.'
"Hey Alex, it's time for school."
Looking at the clock Alex had noticed that she had spent yet another full night awake wondering who had sent her the globes.
"Max, where's dad?"
"Down in the sub station. Why?"
"None of your business I just need to ask him something."
Rushing down the stairs and into the shop she saw her dad talking with Harper.
"Hey Harper, uh dad can I ask you something?"
"Can it wait till after school Alex? You're going to be late."
"I don't think it can. It's about that Location spell we learned a month ago."
"Are you feeling okay Alex, I mean you never ask me about magic."
"I'm fine it's just I was wondering if it would work across the sea?"
"What for? Are you planning on sending your brother there with no way back. Remember, always take an item from home with you so you can return."
"No dad, I'm not shipping Max over seas. Although I may send Justin."
"Alex!"
"Ok I won't send him there either."
"I expect you to tell me what you're planning after school."
"Alright, alright. Come on Harper, we're going to be late."
After a boring day of school followed by an even lamer walk home Alex finally made it back but had barely walked through the door before he dad called for hr to go down to the Lair.
"Your brothers told me what's going on and I want you to know that I expressly forbid you using your magic to find out who this boy is."
"But dad that's so unfair. What if he's a wizard like me?"
"Then he may be after your powers."
"You sound just like Justin."
"Then you should listen to him. Now promise me you won't going looking for this boy using your magic."
"Fine, I promise."
"Good, now go help your mom make dinner, it's enchilada night."
'If I can't use my magic to find out who is sending me all these snow globes then maybe I can trick Max into doing it,' Alex thought as she trudged up the stairs to the kitchen.
After a night of pretending to listen to what her family was saying at dinner Alex excused herself early so she could go back to staring at the globes.
'If I keep doing this I'm going to drive myself insane.'
Around midnight she finally turned off the lights in her room, grabbed the Eifel Tower globe and wound it up. A very slow, soothing melody started to play that sounded oddly like 'Are You Sleeping'. She soon drifted off to sleep, listening to the song, and dreaming about what her possible Secret Admirer may look like.
Outside her room Max and Justin were collaborating on how they would break the news to Alex.
"We could just write her a note telling her that it is.."
"No that'll make her suspicious of us."
"We could just show her through that looking glass thing that dad told us about."
"True but didn't dad say you need a hair for that?"
"Rats."
"Come on Max will think some more on it in the morning."
Neither boy realized that there father had been listening the entire time to the debate and even he started to wonder as much as Alex did on who had been sending these globes from over seas.
Random Drabble Chapter. It started out good and then my mind decided it wanted to go into sleep mode while I was typing so if it sounds like I'm ranting I'm sorry.
