CHAPTER 2

The light of 32 Primrose Lane remained off and the doors were crooked and no one’s opened the doors for some months. Outside, the bricks started to crack like chef copping a fish. Inside, dust settled on the furniture like unwanted snow.

Charlie rustled his money in his pocket and pulled out a single, small brass key. Charlie’s hands was shivering Charlie slowly pushed the key in the keyhole and turned the key clockwise. Nervously,the two friends stepped inside as the floorboards creaked and the door slammed but before it slammed the wind howled inside the house.

Charlie and Ben bounded upstairs and headed to Charlie’s bedroom. Callum sniffed around. Inside Charlie’s bedroom had cobwebs but everything was still the same. Charlie’s wall of adventures was still the same his book. Charlie and Ben both found the same mysterious clock. It was still safe.

Slowly, Ben picked up the clock and opened it. Inside there was the last thing he did. A Blueprint for the mechanical to go evil. “Wow” Ben said in amazed. “This must be why we’re chasing them.” Said Ben. This must be worth a fortune and it will put people out of business too. No wonder he has enimes.’

“Thats the reason why there a lot of fuss” whispered Charlie, staring at the Blueprint.

“Indeed” came a icey voice from them corridor Charlie and Ben froze in shock. It’s Doctor James he work at the university. He put an evil smile on his face with white hair he lacked in warmth “I’ve been waiting for you to lead me to Will’s design.” He said snatching it from Charlie.

A few minutes later, the children were trapped in a old coal bunker. There was a small window. It was dark. Charlie wiped the coal off the sack of coal. “The snake,” Charlie whispered fervently. ‘He’s double-crossed my papa.’ We’ll never escape muttered Ben sitting on the floor. Oh yes we will, said Charlie determined not to be outwitted be such a scoundrel. “We are going to papa.” ‘We’ll never die from that old villain.’ Said Charlie.

‘Good luck with that,’ muttered Ben, so slowly that Charlie could not hear him. Staring at the floor, he could feel only sense of death.