Soon, I was showered and had slipped on some jeans and a hoodie since it was a tad bit colder during this time of the year. Caroline was already gone with the grimoire as she'd promised when I came out. I had no need for it anyway since I got all I needed.
I was bustling around the room doing a bit of clean-up before leaving, like picking up the clothes strewn on the floor, when my eyes caught the pieces of candle wax glued to my desk. I should take care of that too and not postpone it any longer.
I reached for the pack of candles I had shoved underneath the desk yesterday but faltered in my steps at the sight before me. Now in the box were only bits of wax in place of the candles supposedly to be there!
I recalled leaving three more candles in this box yesterday. However, they seemed t
