Join Erica on her adventures into the unknown world of art! Be with her every step as she goes through painting to painting. Marvel at different illusions she encounters.

Discover the secrets that need to be explored! Take a missing child, a hostess thought to be dead, and a mother hiding something from her daughter. China comes across these adventures as she tries to find Erica, unearthing these mysteries and many more in her search.

Past secrets...........Mysteries galore.........New friendships awaiting on this mystical journey!

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As Erica continued to watch Cliff, he had fallen asleep with his mouth wide open. Right before her eyes, his mouth turned into an opening of a cave. Although, she had premonitions on entering what used to be a mouth, she bravely went on ahead. The cave was so dark and damp. In the distance, she saw a lit room up ahead. She could make up what looked like skeletons.

Erica wanted to turn and run away but in the end it was the determination for finding her parents that won. With each footstep, she came closer to the skeleton room. As she stepped closer to the skulls, she saw it wasn't that at all but a beautiful lady at a vanity. Above the vanity were the words, All is Vanity by Charles Allan Gilbert. Her chestnut brown hair was pinned up perfectly, no strand out of place.

She was dabbing perfume along her neck. She saw the nine year old in the mirror. “Hello, Erica, I've been expecting you.”

Approximate length: 18,000 words