❝CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE❞

                                    

                                          

                            

                                
                            
                              
                                  
                              
                              
                                
                                  
                                  
                                
                              
                             
                            
                            
                          
                          
▌𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲-𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 ━︎━︎  𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 ▌
━︎━︎━︎━︎𝐌𝐀𝐋, 𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 Ilaria searched the entire campus, but Audrey was nowhere to be found. The three made it back to Audrey's room where Uma and Celia were. Uma was laying on the bed with a diary in her hand. "She's nowhere on campus." Evie said as they entered the room.
     "Found her diary." Uma motioned to the diary she was holding. "And dang, did you ruin Audrey's life."
     Mal walked up to her, crossing her arms over her chest. "Okay. So did you find anything in there that we don't already know or. . ."
     Uma rolled her eyes. "She hangs out at Fairy Cottage. You know, where Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather hid her mom from your mom." She closed the diary, placing it on the bed.
     "Yes. The irony is not lost on me." Mal said in monotone. 
     Uma sighed, leaning back on the bed. "How could anyone with this bed ever be unhappy?"
     "Okay." Celia grabbed their attention. "How do I look?" She turned in the chair she was sitting in that was right in front of Audrey's vanity. She had a tiara on her head and a bunch of necklaces and bracelets were around her neck and wrists.
     Ilaria smiled at her and Evie shook her head. "Okay, the bling stays here."
     Celia's face dropped. "But she's bad."
     "And we're not." Evie countered. Celia sighed before she began to strip herself of the jewelry.
     "I think it's safe to say we haven't found a lot of useful stuff here." Ilaria spoke up, clapping her hands together. "What do you guys say we head to the castle?" The group all nodded before walking out and making their way to Evie's castle. 
      Mal let out a soft sigh. "I really hope they find Ben."
     Ilaria placed a hand on her shoulder. "They will."
     They stopped in front of Evie's castle and Uma hummed, clearly impressed. "Nice digs."
     Evie shrugged. "I got a really good deal." 
     Celia made it into the castle first and the group of four followed closely after. They came to a stop in the living room where they found the twins and Dizzy asleep on the couch, under Audrey's spell. Dizzy was squirming, small whimpers falling from her lips. Celia frowned. "It's okay," she whispered. She grabbed a red blanket that was laying on the back of the couch, draping it over the three of them. Celia looked down at Dizzy. "Don't worry, Dizzy. We can fix this. And once we do, they're gonna let all the kids come from the Isle. So, happy dreams."
     Guilt creeped up again, and Ilaria clenched her jaw. She turned her head to look at Mal and Mal looked away in shame. The sound of snoring made Ilaria look up. She knew that sound anywhere. Instantly she ran away from the group, following the noise and coming to a stop in the sun room, staring helplessly at Doug who was asleep on the floor. She walked in further, a deep frown on her lips. "Doug?" She softly asked. He didn't respond, telling her he was also under the spell.