the hunted

chapter seven

WILLOW'S RESIDENCE

"Hey mom!!!!"Rose shouted when she got home.

"What's wrong rose?"her mom asked finding it strange that a young girl will just get home and starts shouting.

"Well have you heard of shadow museum before?"

"No rose,why?"

"Well today our principal told us that we will be going there for excursion"

"Oh right you know that we just moved here,but hey! you can check it up online,I'm sure you will find something".

"Thanks mom you're the best"rose said rushing upstairs to her room.

"Rose don't forget to take your bath and come downstairs for lunch"her mom shouted after her.

"Okay mom"

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Getting to her room,rose went to her desk to look for her laptop seeing it she walked straight to the bed and sat down,she searched for shadow museum and she found it but she was confused because the shadow museum is said to be an old museum,and also kind of abandoned because a lot of people don't go there again.

*I don't understand why p.linda will allow us to go to a museum like this when there are other museum everywhere*she said to herself.

NEXT DAY AT WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL

After the morning assembly,rose took zoey to the garden to tell her about her findings of the museum.

"Hey rose wats up?"zoey asked looking at rose.

"Hey remember the museum we are going to next week?"

"Yea something about s..sha...dow....yes shadow museum?"zoey tried remembering the name of the museum.

"Yes zoey,I looked it up in my laptop and found out that it's an old and abandoned museum,what do you think the principal trying to do taking us there?"rose said

"Are you worried about that,hahaha the principal is always like this,I think it's because she is too old that is why she always do old things"zoey said in a whisper.

Rose was about to say another thing when she heard the bell signalling the start of class,she and zoey hurried back to their class.

LATER THAT SAME DAY

"Hey rose!!"zoey shouted as she ran after rose.

"Hey zoey watsup?"rose asked zoey with a slight smile.

"I just wanted to say that there is really nothing to be worried about,you told me to trust her and that's what I'm doing"zoey said with an affectionate smile.

i was glad that she was there,and I think that what she said was actually right,I told her to trust p.linda I should do the same.

"Okay zoey i understand what you're saying,I really should trust the principal."I said to her with a smile.We walked hand in hand home and later bid good bye to each other.

FOUR DAYS LATER

"Rose!,Rose!,hurry up or you're going to be late"mrs willow said to her daughter.

"I'll be down in a sec mom!"rose shouted from her room.

Few minutes later rose and zoey were entering the school bus which is going to take them to the museum.

Principal linda who was sitting at the front seat looked back at the students and smiled,she was so happy because after today she would not worry about her life going to end.

*I'm going to live the most perfect life*she said to herself smiling.

Rose knew they were already in their destination when she saw an old board hung in a very dusty gate.

SHAWDOW MUSEUM

The students were excited because they were at least out of school and they planned on enjoying themselves.

Seeing the students the museum staffs were shocked because for years now,they have not received visitors like this.He quickly ran to meet them and introduced himself calmly.

"Hello students and teachers i am donald and I will be your guide for today,after showing you around,I will leave you to do what you want and then I will come back to take your questions".he said to them with a slight smile.

"OK Mr donald"the students said in unison.

" OK well We have exhibits on shadow puppetry, silhouette art, and ancient artifacts with shadowy powers. You can explore the Whispering Gallery, Shadow Play area, and Mirrored Maze. We also offer workshops and guided tours of hidden passages. What would you like to see first?"

"Let's see the whispering gallery first"a student shouted from behind.

"The Whispering Gallery is just down this hall. Please follow me. As we walk in, you'll notice the unique acoustics allow whispers to carry across the room. Listen closely, and you might just hear fragments of conversations from the past. Let's take a moment to listen..."

"Wow"the students exclaimed.

"You heard something? The whispers can be quite faint, but some visitors claim to have picked up on snippets of old stories or forgotten knowledge. What did you hear?"he asked the students.

"Um sorry but what are we suppose to hear?"zoey ask looking at Mr donald with a confused look.

"In the Whispering Gallery, you might hear quiet voices or strange sounds. Some people think they hear old stories or secrets. But it's okay if you don't hear anything – the experience is unique to each visitor".