"Ugh, I'm so tired!"
"Me too! T-T Cody, why do we have to clean this ancient basement? UGHHHHHH this sucks!"
Mr. and Mrs. Wendy watched their complaining kids and smiled.
"Eh, didn't you two want extra pocket money?"
"Yeah, but this is way too tiring, Mom," Cody groaned.
"Hey, back when I was your age, your grandma told me to do something and I did it without fuss—"
Cody and Charlotte immediately backed away from their dad.
"Kids these days," Mr. Wendy shook his head gently.
Noticing how worn out they looked, Mrs. Wendy held out a plate of chocolate pancakes. Cody and Charlotte's eyes lit up like Christmas trees.
"Mom! Thank youuuuuuuu so much!"
They yelled in unison.
Mrs. Wendy smiled at their cuteness, then remembered she needed to hit the grocery store for household supplies. She nudged her husband and gave him a look—we need to go.
"OUH! I just remembered something!" Mr. Wendy said suddenly.
"What is it, Dad?" Cody asked.
"Your mom and I have to run to the supermarket to buy food."
"Wait, you haven't bought any yet?"
"Of course not—we've been busy fixing up the house, right?"
"True hehehehehe"
"Can you two stay home alone for a bit?"
"Yep!" Cody and Charlotte replied together.
"Bye, take care of the place!" Mrs. Wendy called out.
"Okay!"
Mr. and Mrs. Wendy left the basement and headed out to the car. Once they were definitely gone, Cody and Charlotte started chatting again.
"For real, I thought this house was owned by a witch or something—look at the decor! It's just like that webtoon I read!" Charlotte said.
"Sameeeeeeeee! Why's it so spooky though? And it's a mansion—ughhhhhhhhh that just makes it creepier."
"Hope we survive living here HAHAHAHA" Cody laughed.
"Yah hahahahahaha"
After their giggles died down, their eyes landed on a box in front of them. It had big, bold letters on it:
DON'T TOUCH IT! IT'S DANGEROUS
"Huh, what's this?" Charlotte asked. She reached for the box, but Cody pulled her hand back.
"Hey, sis—can't you read? It says don't touch." He sounded worried.
Charlotte gave him a side-eye.
"Look at my face."
"What about it?"
"Does my face look like I care?" She popped the box open before he could stop her.
"Eh?"
"What is it, sis?"
"I thought there'd be something amazing in here, but it's just a notebook, a pencil, a stick, and some glasses."
Cody peered inside.
"Awwww—is this our great-grandma's notebook? That's so cute 🥺"
Charlotte picked up the notebook. Wow, it's heavy! She lifted it with both hands.
"Awwww look at this!"
"What?"
A notebook with almost faded ink read
Owner : PRINCESS ALICE WENDY
Property: ALICE Wendy
04 JANUARY, 1958
I learned something from my neighbor, Mike Chain. He said he had powers—I didn't believe him at first (most boys my age say weird stuff to get your attention) until… he
He taught me a funny word "ka'thar ka'thar
aja"
"What? 'Ka'thar ka'thar aja'?" Cody read out loud.
BAM!!!
A blast of light exploded around them. Charlotte and Cody jumped, their eyes going wide as saucers.
"YOU SAW THAT TOO, RIGHT??"
"OFC YESSS!"
They had no idea the light was shining across the entire planet for two whole seconds.
TO BE CONTINUED