Ch.1
Three boys walked into the small antique shop one after another. Alex was the only reason Metallic stopped his car here instead of at the CD and video game place down the street.
When the boys made it through the door, each set off for a different destination. Matt set off for the book section of the shop. Metallic set off for the old record section of the store, Alex set off for the front desk.
When Alex got to the front desk, he rang the bell for the attendant. It took the attendant no longer than five seconds to get to the desk.
She was a short, gray haired lady.
She smiled at Alex and asked, “What can I do for you sweetie?”
Alex smiled back and said “I need something for a certain lady!”
She gestured for him to follow. He followed her to a booth with a lot of mom stuff. She walked off happy to help, but right as she passed him, he said “Not my mom, my girlfriend.”
Again she disappeared behind the stack of stuff. Alex was about to follow but she came back holding a box. She handed it to him and as he was about to thank her, she vanished behind the stack of stuff.
He opened the box, inside was a locket and chain made of beautiful silver. On the front of the locket was a Keyhole. He picked it up, running his fingers through the chain. He turned it over to see if the back was as pretty as the front. The back was engraved. The letters were very small but Alex could read it: The last clear jewel.
It was a strange inscription but Alex didn’t care, he was going to buy it anyway. Alex rummaged through the box, but there was no key in it. It
He decided that he would ask about it as soon as he found Matt and Metallic.
Alex walked around the store until he found Matt with his nose buried in a Shakespeare play. Alex tapped him on the back and Matt came out of the world of Romeo and Juliet. Matt walked straight past Alex to the cash register. Metallic was already standing by the cash register holding an Elvis record.
Alex could see an argument between Matt and Metallic coming. So he sat down in a chair and waited and sure enough Matt started an argument.
“Shakespeare is way better than Elvis.” Matt proclaimed. “Elvis is the king of rock.” Metallic said in threatening tone. Alex shook his head. Those two would argue over whether or not the sky was blue. Alex got up and ran to them before the argument escalated to a fight.
“You weren’t even alive when they were. So stop arguing over which is better.” Matt and Metallic stopped arguing, because they saw how stupid the argument actually was. Seeing that he stopped a fight, Alex pushed both the boys out the door.
Then he turned to the small smiling lady. “So where’s the key to this locket?”
The lady stopped smiling. “Only the true of heart can open it. If someone opens it and they aren’t the true of heart, then the whole universe will fall into catastrophe!” Alex shivered as he paid for the locket and ran to Metallics car. He told Metallic and Matt what the lady had said, but neither believed him.
(Why is it all in bold?)
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