Elvina and Hugo were back in the toy shop the very next week, getting along quite well. Hugo had just finished helping Elvina when she nudged him on the shoulder. "Psst, look at Georges!" Hugo looked up towards the direction she was looking at and saw that Georges had his playing cards flying around! His eyes grew wide and they both exchanged suprised looks.
"Georges!" Elvina skipped over. "How do you do that?" By the time she had arrived, the cards were back down on the table. "Do what? Play soliaire?" He asked innocently.
Elvina shook her head and Hugo came up behind her. "No! We saw you - you were making the cards fly around you...like...like..."
"Magic!" Elvina exclaimed finishing Hugo's sentence.
Hugo nodded in agreement. The old man smiled slyly. "I haven't got any idea what you two are talking about."
Elvina put her hands on her hips. "No?"
He smiled and then preformed a little trick for them, flipping the cards into the air and having them fly around. By the time he was done, the two both had huge grins on their faces.
"Now, get back to work." And he shooed them away with his hands. They hurried off and continued working. But hours later, they noticed that Georges was asleep.
"I've never actually seen him sleeping before..." Elvina stated. Just as she said this, the door opened and there entered Isabelle. She motioned them forward with her hands.
They quietly crept over. "What is it, Isabelle?" Hugo asked. "Have you found my notebook?" he asked hopefully.
Isabelle shook her head and whispered. "No, but isn't your guys' shift over?"
They both nodded in unison: "Pretty much," Elvina said.
"Then come, I wanna bring you two to the library!" isabelle grabbed both of their hands and lead them over inside.
"Did you happen to find my notebook, yet?" Hugo asked her eagerly. Isabelle shook her head. "I was looking for it last night...but I couldn't find anything."
Hugo let out a frustrated sigh, then said: "You'd better not look in it."
Isabelle crossed her arms and huffed. "Why not?"
"Because it's a secret!"
"I like secrets!"
Elvina sighed. "Isabelle if he doesn't want you to look, then don't."
"Fine," She crossed her arms. "But if I drop it and it falls open I'm not goling to close my eyes!"
Hugo rolled his eyes and mumbled. "Of course you aren't..."
Just then the door to the library opened and there entered a young man with an eye patch.
"Etienne!" Isabelle and Elvina exclaimed in unison. He smiled: "Ah! Isabelle, Elvina! It's no suprise to run into you two at the library..." He trailed off and laid his eye on Hugo. "Who's your friend?"
"This is HJugo. Hugo, this is Etienne, he works at the cinema nearby. He sneaks Isabelle in because her Papa Georges doesn't allow her to go to the movies." Elvina explained.
Hugo tilted his head. "Well, why not?"
Isabelle shrugged. "I don't know. Any good movies out recently?" Etienne nodded, smiling. "Yes, there's a good one playing tonight, you all should come, I'll get you in."
Elvina and Isabelle smiled and turned to Hugo. "What do you say, Hugo?" Etienne asked. Hugo was hesitant. "Well...I...I don't know..."
"Please, Hugo?" Isabelle begged. "It would be such fun!" Elvina pleaded. Hugo looked back and forth. "Well...alright."
The two girls smiled brightly. "This is going to be great!" Elvina said happily. Isabelle nodded. "Well, I should return to Mama Jeahnne, I'll see you later, Elvina and Hugo."
"Don't forget about my notebook!" Hugo called, but she was already out the door.
Elvina went over to the bookshelves and began scanning around. Hugo decided to look around himself.
He soon came across a magic book called Practical Mannual of Card Magic and Illusions. As he flipped through, it interested him very much. And he very much wanted to keep it, but he hadn't any money. He looked around his surroundings. Elvina came up behind him, making him jump. She jumped back. "Sorry! Didn't mean to frighten you!"
He bit his lip. "You didn't...frighten me."
She noticed he was holding a book. "What do you have, Hugo?"
Hugo turned away. "Nothing much..." But Elvina was faster than he, and snatched the book from his hands. "Oh! A magic book - I do love magic!"
"Hey - give it here!"
"Can't I see it too?" Elvina asked him, flipping through it. Hugo took it back and tucked it under his arm.
"Are you going to buy it?" She asked him. His face turned slightly red. "Well...I...I was hoping I could just...read it here."
She smirked at him and handed him a dollar. "Here, go buy it, if you'd like." Hugo took the dollar in shock. "You sure?" He asked her. She nodded. "Sure - why not? Enjoy it!"
He smiled: "Oh - I will!" And left.
Finally! Another Chapter :) PLEASE review! I need motivation to continue!
