“This is strange…this never happened before…” Tina mumbled

“T…what’s going on?”

“I have no idea…”

They sat down looking at the book in chock. Tina opened to some page near the middle of the book. There was a picture of young girl called Alcina. She was beautiful but something in her eyes was screaming sadness. There was a description of her. With few words Mario had presented her life. A sorceress, who ruled over a magical island but when get tired from her lovers she turns them into animals, trees or stones…

“That’s cruel…” Bette frowns.

“Tell me about it…Gosh this is insane…” Tina sighs, closing the book.

“T…what that means…sorceress…like real witch…” Bette asked with curiosity

“Well…I doubt she’s flying on a broom…but in some way…listen… Bette…” Tina took Bette’s hands in hers. I have to tell you something…”

“T…you’re scaring me…” Bette narrowed her eyebrows…

“This book…this is my family’s history…there’s allot of unexplainable about the things that are happening there…the texts…the persons described in there…I know what you’re thinking, and no…I’m not crazy…”

“I wasn’t thinking that…”

“Anyway…I just want to tell you…no matter what happens I’ll love you forever…you’re the reason why I’m still alive…my better half…I want you to know that…”

“I know it T…I love you to…”

“Ok…I think is time for some sleep…” Tina said, rising from the couch.   

“No…wait let see something more…maybe this is just an isolated case…” Bette said, reaching for the book.

“Fine…let’s see what we have here…” Tina opened to another page, but this time none of them had the courage to say something…Tina looked at Bette, sensing her uneasiness.

“Baby…what…do you know this woman?” Tina asked touching Bette’s hand…

“This is my mother…T…this is Maxine Porter…”

“How is this possible…?” Tina shook her head in disbelieve…”Bette what you know about your mother…tell me please…there have to be some logical explanation…”

“No much…all I know is what my dad told me through the years…all I know is that she left us and later someone called saying she’s dead…some care accident or something I don’t know, I was too young….”

“There must be more that that…” Tina mumbled…”We have to go back to my grandparents’ house, I thing Grandpa’s hiding something from me…”