Secrets | Eddie Miller/Sweet

[38]

Trudy smiled at the group before she left. 

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Scarlett spotted Eddie in the Student Lounge as she started her free period. He looked annoyed. She sat down next to him, her flask of coffee in hand. 

"Has anyone told you, you make really good coffee?" She questioned. 

"I don't usually make it so you'd be the first," he replied. 

She smiled, "Well you do. Also thank you for making it, it was sweet of you."

She kissed his cheek before she pulled out her notebook and began working. 

"So, what happened with your dad to piss you off so much?" 

"How-"

Scarlett turned to him, "I know I haven't been the best girlfriend but I can at least tell when you're pissed off."

"You would be too if your Dad refused to tell you why he left," Eddie grumbled.

Scarlett shrugged, "I never knew my Dad so I get it. Kind of. It's probably more annoying since you have the person there and can't get answers." Scarlett moved her hand so it grasped his. "You can talk to me, you know."

"I know."

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Scarlett and the rest of Sibuna were in the library, sneaking around to see what Trudy had been talking about when she said something about a key upon remembering the writing on the wall in her dream.

"And Trudy definitely said a key?" Patricia asked. 

Scarlett was searching through one of the bookshelves for anything. 

"Yeah, but the key might not be an actual key," Fabian informed. 

Alfie turned to Fabian, "Maybe Trudy's dreams are just that: dreams."

"Alfie, you're not helping," Fabian muttered before moving so he could see Amber who was on the top floor, searching the bookshelves. "Found any books on senet up there, Amber?"

"Big fat zero on key and book of senet," Amber answered. 

"Look, I promised I'd find Nina something before she got back from the hospital," Fabian voiced. 

Amber stared at the floor, "Fabian, I think I see something. That tile on the floor is different to all the others."

They all gathered around a small table, the floor tile now on it. It was a senet board. 

"So it's a cross between snakes and ladders and checkers," Patricia told. 

"Check and chadders. Check adders. No. Sneckers," Alfie exclaimed. 

Scarlett rolled her eyes, "Stick to your day job, Alfie."

"Look, okay, the journey across the board represents the journey from this life to the afterlife," Fabian explained. 

Nina then entered the library with a quick and weak 'hey'.

"How's it going?" Nina paused. "Okay, we need to-" Jasper then entered the library, fake Mask of Anubis in hand. "Hey, isn't that-"

Jasper stared at the mask, "Mysteriously returned.No note or anything. And only slightly damaged. I restored it to its original state."

"That means Rufus knows it was a fake," Nina sighed. 

"It would appear so. Yes."

"Good, so he's going to be very, very disappointed and sniffing around for the real mask any time now," Amber told.