The first thing they noticed when they got to the top of the stairs was the strange green glow. At first it was hard to tell where it came from. Then Charlie pointed. “Look, under that door.” There was indeed an eerie green glow coming from under the door of one bedroom.
Without hesitating Josh walked up to the door. “Wait!” said Jenny in alarm, but Josh was already reaching out to turn the knob. “It’s locked”, he said.
“Clearly we are nearing our goal,” said Mr. Symarian. “I suspect we will find the answers we seek from whatever is in the room behind that door.”
“That’s my room,” Jenny said. “I mean, it was my room back in the real world.”
The others looked at her. “Any chance,” Josh said, “that it used to be your grandmother’s room?”
“Yes, of course it was!” Jenny said. “Josh, you’re a genius! You know, it’s funny — I used to find her old stuff sometimes tucked away in the back of the drawers and closets. It was really strange because I was sure my mom had gotten rid of it all, but somehow it would come back. I never really knew what was going on. It doesn’t seem so strange now.”
“Nothing seems so strange now,” Josh said, grinning. “But how are we going to get through that door?”
“I think Sid can help with that,” said Mr. Symarian.
“Hey,” said Sid, “you told me I wasn’t supposed to do that kind of stuff.”
Mr. Symarian smiled. “I believe that we can make an exception in this particular case.”
“What kind of stuff?” Jenny asked.
The little demon grinned at her, looking very happy for once. “Carry me over to the lock on that door and I’ll show you.”