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Carolee rang the doorbell of the Bed and Breakfast, turning over her shoulder to grin at Allison. After a minute or so, she rang the bell again. Then she put her suitcase down and knocked, frowning. “What the heck?” Carolee grumbled. Knocking again, she took a step to see if she could peer through the window but the blinds were pulled. Glancing at her watch, she told Allison, “Check-in is 3 pm and It’s almost 4 now. They said they’d be here to greet us.” Allison shrugged.

“You keep trying and I’m going to walk around,” Carolee said, pulling her cell phone out of her back pocket. “Weird, no service. I swear there was cell service when we pulled in.” She moved around the corner of the house to see if she could find another door or window while Allison proceeded to knock.

Frustrated even more, Carolee came back around. “I can’t see anyone, and all the window blinds are down. Must be dark in there.”

Allison raised her hand to knock again when the door suddenly cracked open. “Huh,” Allison said. “Must have been unlocked.” She grabbed her suitcase and Carolee’s and slowly entered.

“Oh my, it smells good in here,” Allison said. Carolee agreed, entering behind her. It smelled like banana bread. They could see fresh cookies on the table, and a tea pot with two cups displayed. “Hello?” Allison called out. Neither noticed how the door quietly closed behind them once they were inside.

Carolee walked around the house trying to see if she could find anyone. All the other doors were locked, and she couldn’t find anyone. Glancing around the living room again, they both saw a wooden chest in the corner of the room gaping open, and a book on the floor open to a middle page.

You Choose. What does Allison do next?

Eat a cookie

2. Pick up the book

3. Peer inside the open chest