The Strange Peculiar Bizarre Town The Magician Arc Part Two

Magician's Eye

Melinda just could not shake the feeling of being watched even while she was looking at herself in the mirror. She curled her lip slightly looking at her school uniform. The green blazer and trousers felt odd on her. She hardly even took to the school's crest, which was an embroidered raven with a crimson rose in its beak on a shield. She looked at er tie, wondering what to do with it. She looked at Jaden to help.

“Well, you look smart.” she said as she tied her tie for her.

“Why do I even need-”

“Because in England, unlike America, we wear uniforms to go to school. Although girls usually wear skirts, but in some schools like Staliarb High, they hardly care only if it's of the school standers.” she said.

Why is England so different? She thought as she looked at herself in the small mirrors that were in a row.. Even-though she did look smart, she did not like how it made her look more pale than she was. Nor did she like how it looked on her.

“I still don't like it.” she said sully.

“That hardly matters, now are you ready?” she asked.

“Yes, but when are we gonna have that talk?” she asked.

“Later, but there are those I have to visit first.” she explained.

She nodded as they turned and left the house. She then locked the door.

“When am I gonna get a key?” she asked.

“Probably when you're old enough, and when I can trust you with one.” she said.

“Oh.” she said remembering that even-though they were sisters, and that now she was her legal guardian, she was still a stranger to her.

“By the way, why aren't they body length mirrors in the house?” she asked.

“Well, I hope that I never have to tell you nor find out.” she said.

As she passed the farm she saw the most peculiar thing that was both curious and creepy. All of the cows and sheep were looking at her. Not anyone else, not Jaden, not the car, just her. Their heads turned to keep her in her sights.

She frowned as she tried to keep herself from focusing on the disturbing sight. However she then spotted a few cameras she spotted that there was something off with then but she could not focus on them too long for there was not that much time. Then they parked up to the building. It was a large Tudor building but Victorian gates with bars and at the top there was an arrow at the top, like the tail of a dragon or the head of a spear.

She then could see that there were those off cameras too. This gave her a longer time to look at them and then she figured out what was so strange about them. They were human eyes! At this she screamed. Her sister knelt and placed her hand on her shoulder. She looked at her in the eye and then back at the camera. To her horror they were identical.

“It's alright, that's the magician he used the eyes of those who lost his game.” she explained like a soldier arming one of the newest recruit.

She looked at her.

“Did you play it?” she asked.

“Yes.”

“Did you lose?”

“Yes.”

She looked back at the camera she felt a sinking feeling in her gut.

“Is there anything else that I should know about?”

“Yes, for once that you lose he can control you.”

“Has he controlled you?”

“Yes.”

“How many times?”

Jaden looked aside as she took her hand off. She then opened the door.

“Wow!”

She smiled weakly.

“I know. This was where I went to school. And our mother and father.” she said.

Her eyes widened slightly. As she entered she wondered whether or not her patents had played the game. She then wondered if the magician had won or lost. If they lost, then how many times had he used them. If he did use them, then did he use them in America? If so how long and how may times?

“So, how is the most favoured student?” came a strict and commanding voice.

“Headmaster Tapping. I can still see you don't like me.”

“Why, is that not far too clear? I assume that this is the famous little sister of yours. I can see that she could have your penance of mischief.” he said as he looked at her with vivid blue eyes with thick eyebrows. He had high cheekbones and sunken in wrinkled cheeks. He was wearing a grey suit with a pail red tie.

“Well, Headmaster Tapping, this is Melinda, Melinda this is is Headmaster Tapping.” she said.

Remembering what her old school had taught her. She held out her hand. He took it with a strong an d firm grip and shook. She smiled he was going to be one of those headmasters that valued discipline and not nonsense.

“That's a good handshake.” she commented.

“Glad you value them. After all they are more important than you think.”

“Yeah, its just I don't like those finger squeezes. After all, it's called a hand shake.”

He smiled approvingly and nodded.

“I think that I might get along with you after all. Now, Jaden I think that you aught to get to work.”

She laughed and nodded.

“Yeah, Harrison hates it when I'm late.” she said.

“Now, have a nice day.” she said as she left.

Headmaster tapping looked at her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

“Alright, time for me to give you a tour of this school, and I do expect that you pay attention. I know of what had happened to your patents, however I hope that you can try to control your emotions for your time at this school, if your emotions get the better of you, however make sure that you tell your teacher, or the teacher that you are being taught by.” he explained.

Melinda nodded.

“I won't and I will.”

He then gestured for him to follow.

“Now, here at Staliarb High, we demand respect from our students and will not tolerate rule braking nor do we tolerate bullying. Your teachers will instruct you to become what you wish to become. Now tell me are you a book worm?” he asked.

“Yes, why?”

He smiled. And his left eye narrowed as his cheek wrinkled.

“Then, if you wish to read, this is where you aught to go to feet your reading mind. It is filled mainly with non-fiction however there are many fictional books, after all a readers mind is always better with imaginative worlds to explore.” he said.

He then closed his eyes and his head shook. He rubbed his eyes and that was when his demeanour changed.

“Hello, you must be Melinda. I must say, that uniform makes you look like an even more of a pale beauty.” he said with a tone of his voice that was more like that of a performer. He then placed a finger under her chin.

“We're going to play my game soon. And when we do, you're going to come alone. If I win then I shall win you and your beauty, If your won your reward is yours.”