Chapter ONE - 

Chapter ONE - 

“It’s no use; I can’t understand what it says! I knew I shouldn’t have let you talk me into coming into the forest with you. There are so many wild beasts I here. Mum told me not to. And if we don’t get home in twenty minutes we are so dead!” Callia complained.

“Stop being so whiny, Callia? There’s still like twenty minutes. It’s not like we’re lost? Maybe it’s some kind of code? An ancient language? I donno?” Darrelle answered.

The symbols read:



“What the heck does it say? I don’t have time for this. I need to go home. Like, now!” Callia said walking away.

“Attendre, Callia?”

“I can’t wait Darrelle. Even if I start now, I still won’t get home in time. See you tomorrow. Besides if we come back tomorrow, in the morning there’ll be more time to look at it. Let’s just go home? Please?”

“I’m the only one who knows the way out of here. So without me, you can’t get back. I’m staying so, so are you?”

“S’il te plaît Darrelle? Don’t do this to me. I wanna go home to mum and dad.”

“Don’t you remember how we were stolen from mum and dad? Our real mum and dad? How we were put in a caring home and adopted? Don’t you remember how it was your dream to find our real parents again? Don’t you?!” Darrelle screamed bursting into tears.

“I’m not little anymore. I like it with Emma and Steve.” Callia shouted, fighting back her tears.

“What about when they tried to stop us from speaking French? All together, not a single word of it, just English? Trying to make us forget you we are? Mum said: “No matter what happens, never forget who you are.” Don’t you remember that? I hate their guts. I just want our real mum and dad back again. Don’t you Callia, don’t you?!”

“Alright let’s do it? Stuff what Emma and Steve say. Who cares about them?”

“Yay, merci Callia! Let’s crack this code and get inside.”

“Ouais! Hmm, well it’s got hearts and arrows on it? Dashes, hills, crosses? It doesn’t make any sense to me at all! What do you think?”

“Well, they most probably all stand for letters? It’s no use I can’t understand what they all mean? Any ideas?” Darrelle traced her fingers over the symbols. “Hey look at this, Callia?” Darrelle said dusting away leaves from a hidden object. “It looks like a button or something?” Darrelle pressed it with her finger and took a step backwards. “Wow!” Exclaimed Darrelle.

“Cool!” Callia said in awe.

The symbols disappeared and soon came back changed to be in English.

They words read:

Beyond this door you will find things past your imagination. Where wild things roam free. The easy way in life is not always the smooth way. Everything and anything is possible here. Everything and anything can be seen here. Be careful what you do and say in here, everything and anything can happen.

“Beyond this door you will find things past your imagination. Where wild things roam free. The easy way in life is not always the smooth way. Everything and anything is possible here. Everything and anything can be seen here. Be careful what you do and say in here, everything and anything can happen.” They read aloud, together. They took another step back as the door opened. After a deep breath each, holding hands, they stepped inside.