UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn

Author:Chanda Hahn
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781465939425
Publisher: Chanda Hahn
Published: 2012-04-28T19:49:21+00:00

A large chair stood to one corner and Mina began to walk towards it when she heard the distant sound of children laughing.

“Hello? Who’s there?” She took a few hesitant steps in the direction she thought she heard the laughing come from. “You can come out; I’m looking for a book. Maybe you can help me?”

A glow began in the back of the store and the sounds of children laughing continued. Mina followed the light as it grew brighter and seemed to pulse with its own rhythm and ended at a back wall. The light disappeared and she was encased in darkness. Letting her eyes adjust Mina had a moment of fear when she turned and was confronted with red angry eyes. Jumping back, she stumbled and knocked into something furry that shifted from her weight. Mina screamed. When nothing reached or lunged for her she reached out her hands to touch the angry glass eyes she had seen earlier. They were part of a life size giant bull, but it was fake or dead. Mina wasn’t really sure she wanted to know. But whoever was the taxidermist behind the bull was incredible, she swore that it breathed. Behind her stood another life size animal. But it was a very large Stag, frozen on his hind legs.

The Stag and Bull were lifelike and magical in their realism, neither touching the ceiling or the floor and were in front of an intricately painted forest mural. The stag was on his hind legs, head angled as if challenging the raging bull. Mina touched the soft fur of the Stag and felt heat emanating from the life size diorama. The stag swayed and slid a few inches to the right. Pressing her head to the wall, she could see that the pieces were attached to the wall behind and were movable, able to slide to the right or left.

Taking a few steps back she looked at the two animals and decided that they were on the verge of being joined in battle. Mina went to the heavy black bull and pushed as hard as she could to move it to the center of the wooden puzzle. Grunting and biting her lip Mina struggled with the bull piece. It was as if it was fighting her instead of the stag. When she knew she had moved it as much as she could, Mina tackled moving the large stag piece. Unbelievably it slid with ease towards the bull, almost eagerly. When the stag reached the bull in battle in the exact center of the diorama, a loud audible click was heard followed by ominous creaking.

Mina only had a moment to react as the giant bull, unhinged and fell forward towards her, horns aiming for her heart. Leaping to the left, she dodged the heavy piece as it collided with the stone floor, breaking in two large pieces. When the dust settled, a door appeared where the bull was moments before. How can that be? Mina thought.

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