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Do You Believe in Magic?


Emily's heart sank as she realised her cherished locket was missing. She retraced her steps through
the bustling city streets each one more frantic than the last. Little did she know her
quest to find the necklace would lead her to unexpected turns and faces. She was trying very hard
to find her locket. She tried every way to get her locket back. It's been 1 week since she had lost her
locket. Now, she had accepted the truth that she had lost it.
One day, after school Emily was quiet working in a CVS store. After finishing her shift she was
going to go home but her manager stopped her and gave her some food which she could not afford
and also gave her some advance payment as it was her first day in the store. She was kind of happy
with that. While going home she was only thinking about how will she spend her money. But then
a thunderstorm came and flew her money away. She was running behind her money. While running
she did notice but she went inside an amusement park which was rusted and abandoned too.
She went inside. Suddenly, she saw a man standing there with her money. The only words which
the man said was
"Do you.......believe in.......magic ?" Emily got scared and without even thinking twice she just ran away . Next day , she decided that she will go back there and will ask for her money . After school
before going to that amusement park she decided to talk to her CVS store manager .
Emily : Sir , I know I am new here but please try to understand my situation . There is no one to look
after me I am all alone . I lost my mother when I was 7 years old only and about my dad , he started
a toy store but got dig in the deep hole of loss . So , he left me and my young sister all alone . Sir ,
right now I need some money . Can you please help me with that .....
Manager : Aishhhhh!!!!! You kidoo , how can I believe you ?
Emily : Sir , I promise I will work hard .
Manager : So , you don't have anyone to look after you ......
Emily : yes sir , no one .
Manager : Here , take it it's 300,000 won .
Emily : Thank youn, thank you so much sir . I will surely work hard .
After giving money to Emily . The manager tries to touch her and come close to her . She felt
uncomfortable and pushed him .
Manager :: Heyyyy!!!!!! I gave you money and here you are hitting me . You know what .... people
like you are in gutter and will be in gutter only .
( He stands up and again tries to harras Emily )
Emily in mind :: please someone please save me please save me .
( The man was going to slap Emily but then a hand came and stops him from doing so )
?? :: do you ...... believe in ...... magic ?

Manager :: Believe in what ..... magic ? Are you a kid !!
Magician :: HOCUS .....POCUS
( After saying those two words magician made him disappear)
Emily got surprised by his action
Next day ,
After school , Emily visited the CVS store just to find his manager . She tried to peek from outside but
was not able to find him . She got confused so she decided to visit the magician. During evening she
again went to meet him .
Emily :: Heyyy !!!! Will you please tell me were that man is .....
Magician:: who ??
Emily :: my manager
Magician:: oh ! He ........ um ......about him i disappeared him
Emily :: but where ?
Magician:: Emily , I disappeared him . Disappear him means he is lost . So , how would I know it?
A real magic .
Emily :: Oh but, wait how do you know my name ?
Magician:: Emily , age 17 , has a young sister , lost your mom when you were 7 years old , your father
stays away from you , all responsibilities are on you and lastly you want to become an adult .
Emily :: There is nothing like magic .
Magician:: YOU WANT MAGICAL SOLUTIONS OF YOUR PROBLEMS BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO
BELIEVE IN MAGIC.
( Emily didn't said anything and just went to her home )
Next day ,
At school she couldn't concentrate on her studies . She was only thinking about that magician.
At evening , she don't even want to go but still there was some magical powers which were pulling
her to go towards that amusement park . After going there she sat on a bench . Magician saw her
and sat beside her .
Magician:: You have came here because you have trapped in my spell .

Emily :: oh hellooo mister !!! There is nothing like that I don't believe in spell and all and for your
kind information I am here because of memories I had with my mother .
Magician:: memories !! What memories??
Emily :: can you see that merry go round..
Magician:: yeahhh!!!!
Emily :: That was the last place where I saw my mother . Whenever I feel lonely I came here sit
infront of this merry go round and talk to my mother who is in heaven right now I talk to her that
why she left me in this selfish world . In my last life what sin I have done that she left me after
knowing that she was the only one I truly love and trust .
( Emily got emotional while saying all this )
( Magician also got sad but tries to cheer up her mood )
Magician:: wanna ride on this merry go round .
Emily :: You are making joke of my feelings . This merry go round is rusted now .
Magician :: wanna bet ??
Emily :: sure , why not
Magician :: HOCUS....POCUS
( By just saying those magical words the ride starts working)
(Emily got shocked )
Magician:: see I won .... now come
( Emily enjoyed the whole ride )
After ride ,
Magician:: How was the ride ? Did you feel good ?
Emily :: yeahh  , atleast for few minutes...but it's ok i am used to this feeling if sadness.
Magician :: why don't you learn maginc from me ??
Emily :: First of all I don believe in magic and secondary if I want na then too I just can't .
Magician:: do what your heart says ..
Emily :: I can't my life is not like yours like full of joy , happiness, no stress , no depression, no anxiety

at all . I have to think before taking every single step . I have responsibility of my sister too . So , i just
can't .....
( After saying this Emily walked away )
Next day ,
A girl from Emily class ( Josephine)
Josephine was not a good girl by nature in simple words she is a bully of Emily ...
After listening to a news that there is a magician living in the amusement park she went to meet him
.
Josephine went to magician's room without his permission. She set a hidden camera in his room
when magician was not there .
JOSEPHINE'S POV
There was a case spreaded all around the city that a girl named ELOISE from Emily's class only was
missing from past 5 days . Everyone was doubting that it's the magician because the police has found
Eloise I-CARD near that amusement park . Police wants to arrest but they don't have any strong
evidence against him . Josephine was also doubting him only so she set up the camera to check if he
is the criminal or not .
Next day ,
Josephine went to the amusement park to get her camera back she noticed that Emily was coming
back from the magician's room.
At first she ignored it .After getting her camera back she watched the footage and got so shocked . In
the footage the magician was trying to killna person and he was continuously saying " I am a real
magician " " my magic is real " . After watching all this she thought to show this to Emily . So that if
something happens to Emily here will be no name of her that she know that the magician was not
good but still she didn't tell it to Emily . So for her safety she thought to show it to Emily .
At school ,
Josephine :: Emily , I want to talk to you . Come here .
Emily :: yeah ,coming .
Josephine toom her to the computer room .
Josephine :: watch it . I am waiting for you outside
( Emily watched the footage but was not able to believe it )
( Emily walked out of the room with a poker face )
Josephine:: so , what do you think ?
Emily :: This can't be true.
Josephine:: ok leave all this . Let me just come to the point . So , I want to show this footage to police
.
Emily :: oh !! So you are talking about police . So , let me tell before him they will arrest you .
Josephine :: me !! Why ?

Emily :: According to this their is a case under section 66 E of the information technology act 2000
and the punishment for this offence in provided under section 354 ( C ) . You shall be punished with
imprisonment for 3 years with a huge amount of fine ...... so choice is your's .
At evening ,
Emily went to meet the magician.
Emily :: I am ready .....
Magician:: ready for what??
Emily :: ready to learn magic .
Magician :: cool , shall we start .
(After spending some time )
Emily :: sir , we are meeting each other from past few days but I have 2 questions for you ...
Magician:: ok... I am ready to answer them .
Emily :: what is your name and what is this hocus ....pocus ??
Magician:: my name is Nicolas and hocus ...pocus are two magical words with can make you calm
down . Whenever you are feeling sad or not having bad time just say these two words .... you will
feel a magical change . Believe me and try this when you are not feeling good .
At the end of their learning section .
Magician:: so now, do you believe in magic ??
Emily :: I will ....but if you do one thing for me . If you do this I will surely believe in magic as well as
in you .
Magician:: ok .... Go on
Emily :: Take me to my past .
Magician :: may I know the reason please .
Emily :: I want to motivate my younger self to not to give up and tell her that there will be no one i
future with her so she will never give up .
Magician:: HOCUS....POCUS
( They both travelled in past . Emily spend some time with her younger self )
After that time she started to believe in magic and in magician too.

After few days ,
A case came in police station that an old lady in attacked by a man who was wearing the magician's
cloth . Police also saw a CCTV FOOTAGE where magician was cutting the missing pister of Eloise .
With that Josephine also gave the footage which she had with her .
No police was sure that the criminal is magician only .
Emily was learning magic with Nicolas . But then police came
Police :: you are under arrested.
Emily :: He !? But why ??
Police :: He is the criminal behind all the cases . He was the only person who ruined the poster .
Emily :: on which day the poster was ruined??
Police :: the day before  yesterday
Emily :: that day he was with me .
Police :: and may I know that what you were doing with him ?
Emily :: I was learning magic ..
Police :: how can I believe you??
Emily :: believe me sir , he was with me only
Police :: sorry miss I am taking him with me to the station .
Emily :: but how can you just--
Nicolas :: Emily , enough leave it .
Emily :: but how can I just--
Nicolas :: Emily , just tell me ....do u believe me ??
Emily :: yes .....yes I believe you
Nicolas :: That's enough for me .
Police took Nicolas with him.
Emily wants to help Nicolas she was just thinking how to save him .
After sometime something clicks into her mind. She remembered a lady who usually come to give
food to Nicolas whever she visits him. That lady told Emily to contact her whenever she needs any
help . She also gave her number to Emily .

Emily contact her and went to visit her .
Emily told her everything that had happened to Nicolas .
Lady :: umm....Nicolas was a very intelligent guy . He was the topper of class . We both were best
friends. After sometime he became very quite . I got to know that he became a patient of
depression.He even tried to attempt suicide but luckily he surivided. There was a change in his
behaviour . So , he was admitted in mental hospital. He tried to ran  from there . After few days he
again tried to ran from there and settled in amusement park . I know he is not mentally stabled but
he can't do such types of crimes . I am sure that someone is behind all this .
Emily :: I know he can't do such crimes . But , we don't have any proof and according to law no one
believes in words everyone believes in evidence  and that's the only thing which we don't have .
They both were talking but then suddenly Emily got a call .
Emily :: what !!! No I don't know about it ..... no no he is not with me.
Lady :: what happened?
Emily :: police is saying that Nicolas ran away while giving statement in statement room .
Lady :: what !! What go find her ..
Emily :: yeah ..., thank you
Lady :: your welcome.... now go
Emily ran from there and the only thing which clicks to her mind was the amusement park . She
thought that the magician must be in the amusement park only . She ran to the amusement park
and according to her intentions the magician was there .
Police was also there .
Police :: we are here to arrest you . After running from statement room you have increased your
punishment .
( The police was going to arrest him )
Emily :: sir , wait ...
Police :: miss , you are here again . Miss , this is not allowed.
Emily :: sir , I am telling you again that he is not the criminal. But, I know that you are not going to
believe me cause I don't have any proof and I accept that you are doing your duty . You are going
through your evidence and according to public's demand . But sir can you just give me a minute to
talk to him . Please sir i request you .
Police :: Thank you for understanding us and you can talk to him.
Emily :: Thank you
Emily to magician

Emily :: why didn't you use your magic ??
Nicolas :: I use my magic to help others not for my needs . Emily I want to say something you to .....
Emily :: sure ...go on
Nicolas :: I DON'T WANNA GO BUT EMILY WE BOTH KNOW THIS IS NOT OUR TIME IT'S TIME TO SAY
GOODBYE UNTIL WE NEET AGAIN CAUSE THIS IS NOT THE END IT WILL COME A DAY WHEN WE WILL
FIND OUR WAY ....VIOLINS PLAYING AND THE ANGELS CRYING WHEN THE STARS ALIGN THEN I'LL BE
THERE NO I DON'T CARE ABOUT THEM ALL CAUSE ALL I WANT IS TO BE BELIEVED AND ALL I CARE
ABOUT IS YOU YOU'RE STUCK IN MY HEAD LIKE A TATTOO . I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PAIN I'LL WALK
THROUGH FIRE AND THROUGH RAIN . JUST TO GET TRUSTED BY YOU .......
(Emily got emotional after listening to those words )
Emily :: Nicolas i already believe in you and trust you too....
Magician:: Thank you Emily ...thank you for trusting me for believing me . EMILY I WANT TO GIVE
YOU SOMETHING SORRY FOR HIDING THIS FROM YOU  .....
Emily got confused
Nicolas :: Here ......
Nicolas made her wear the locket which was missing
Emily got so surprised and started crying after getting that locket ..
Nicolas :: I am sorry but I want to give this to you on a special day but I think it was not in my destiny
Emily :: no problem..... thank you so much
Nicolas :: Emily I think it's time to say goodbye....
Nicolas was going to go but then.....
Emily : Nicolas.....
Nicolas turned around
Emily :: do you ..... believe in......magic ...
Nicolas smiled after hearing those words
Nicolas :: yes ....yes i do
Emily :: HOCUS.....POCUS

EMILY MADE HIM DISAPPEAR
Police got so surprised but they also accepted that he is gone .
After 1 year
Police called Emily in the station
Police :: I want to tell you something
Emily :: yes sir please tell
Police :: Yesterday someone came and show us CCTV footage which was near the amusement park
and we got to know that your CVS store manager was the only one who comitted all these crimes .
During Magician's statement time he told us every single time where he used his magic and there
was a time were he was disturbing by getting closer to you . At that time he used his magic to make
disappear but the realit was he didn't disappear he just throw your manager from the pull on which
you both were standing. This action of the magician hurt's the ego of your manager so he goes to
that amusement park tries to steel that dress of the magician after steeling he again came back to
attack the magician but the magician caught him after that they both fought like shown in the
footage given by Josephine . You manager was the only one who attacked the old lady and ruined
the Eloise missing poster . And lastly he was the only one who killed Eloise . He killed her because
Eloise was a normal part time worker like you she was not financially stabled so one day she tried to
steel some money but caught by your manager . His manager threatened her and tries to harass her
too but she made a video of him from doing so . After knowing her manager told her to come near
the amusement park and there he will give her some money . She had gone there and there he
attacked her . That is why her I-CARD was found near the amusement park .
Emily I am sorry that I didn't believe you.
Emily :: sir , I was already prepared for this day . I know that someday everyone will get to know that
Nicolas..... I mean the magician is not the criminal and sir you don't have to be sorry you just did you
job we didn't have any proof to keep our point .
Police :: Thank you
Emily :: sir can you do me a favour
Police :: yes please
Emily :: sir I want to file a case
Police :: against whom ?
Emily:: against my manager who tries to harass me . I want to do it to increase his punishment.
Police:: ok as you wish ....
At the end

Emily :: NICOLAS YOU'VE GOT THE JUSTICE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE BUT I WILL MISS YOUR
MAGIC FOREVER AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING THIS CHRISHED LOCKET OF MINE . THANK YOU SO
MUCH
HOCUS......POCUS ......
                                               THE END

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