A Peculiar very Peculiar (Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children)

Chapter 57: CHAPTER 57 – THE TREASURE HUNT (SECOND PART)



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When I thought of the word flowers again, something came to mind.

"Flower fairy. Maybe it means Fiona?" – I said to myself.

It made sense if you think about it, A fairy; What could it mean? That word alone may be meaningless, but what if we put the two together? It would form: "Fairy of the flowers". Who is the closest thing here to a flower fairy? There is only one possible answer and that is Fiona.

"Ok, the fairy may refer to Fiona, now I know that the track is in a field of flowers and that it has to do with Fiona" – I said thoughtfully.

And I think I know the rest, a field of flowers and Fiona, that's where the clue lies, in the greenhouse where we had our first date.

"It has to be in the greenhouse, yes" – I nodded to myself.

I quickly went to the greenhouse where Fiona and I had our first date and as soon as I arrived, the sweet scent of flowers filled my nostrils, relaxing me almost instantly. The old greenhouse was just as it was when Fiona made all those flowers bloom, there was a beautiful field of flowers in front of my eyes and in the middle of that beautiful field of flowers, there was a huge tree that cast a big shade.

"The shade should refer to the shade cast by the tree, but what about the foliage?" – I said as I approached the tree.

When I approached the tree and looked at the shade, I could see that lying there, in the middle of some beautiful yellow flowers, was another small rolled paper.

"Surely the foliage was because it rhymed" – I said with a small smile.

Probably to finish the clue, they put the word "foliage", In that way it would look much more beautiful, and they were right.

I quickly unrolled the paper and read its contents:

Congratulations on finding the first clue, however, don't be overconfident because this search is not over and if you want to finish, the second clue you will have to find. Where diamonds can be seen, but not touched, you will find the clue that will possibly lead you to the end.

"Have they really written this themselves? If it's true, it's pretty impressive – I said somewhat surprised.

The truth is that it is very well written and with a calligraphy that many experts would describe as: "Perfect". I wonder how long they have practiced to achieve this level.

I don't understand much about calligraphy, but I must admit that the handwriting is beautiful, in fact, if I didn't know that there were no computers at that time, I might think that they had written it with "Word", but since that don't exist and probably they don't even know what a computer is, the two notes are handwritten.

"Let's leave the subject of calligraphy for the moment and focus on the clue" – I said.

The truth is that I'm not very good with this kind of thing and I'm not good to solve clues and riddles, in fact, I'm squeezing my brain to the maximum so that I can figure out the answer, maybe if other people read them, they would find the answer right away, but I don't; that's how bad I am.

"Let's think... In the place where diamonds can be seen, but not touched... Quite interesting as a concept" – I said.

That phrase can refer to a museum, after all, in some museums there are diamonds that you can see, but not touch, however, that idea is completely discarded, to begin with, at this time the Cairnholm museum does not exist as it was founded in 1960 and now we are in 1940, therefore, I discarded the idea of the museum.

"And we also discard the idea that it is in the present because I have already visited the museum in the present and there are only a few paintings and that mummy, therefore, it does not refer to any museum" – I said to myself.

[You really don't know? It's very easy]

Don't give me clues; I'll guess it by myself!

[As you wish, but I guessed it as soon as I read it; It's very easy. They wrote easy clues on purpose so you can quickly find the answer.]

Well, I'm sorry to be so bad at finding the answer to these riddles.

[Ok]

Ignoring the words of the system, I began to think. What other site has diamonds that you can see but not touch? It is possible that the orphanage has some hidden diamonds, no, that cannot be because even if it were, everyone knows that I would not have knowledge of it so answer discarded.

"Damn! How could I be a successful entrepreneur in my previous life with a lot of money and power, but am I not able to solve a simple riddle that even small children could guess?" – I asked myself frustrated.

Fuck! I know it has nothing to do with it, but I am extremely intelligent and in my past life I was the president of an extremely important company founded by me, I became rich and powerful, envied by thousands of people, but here I am now, unable to decipher this simple riddle, It's frustrating.

I looked at the ground, thoughtful, trying to find an answer to the riddle of the girls and suddenly, I saw it, I saw how a small ray of sunlight illuminated the beautiful field of flowers, making it even more beautiful than before.

"I already have it!" – I said out loud.

It was clear, now everything was clear! Diamonds that can be seen, but not touched, it was referring to the reflection of the sun's rays on the water and I remember that on my date with Bronwyn, the sun's rays illuminated the surface of the water causing it to shine, that is what the riddle must refer to!

[You've finally guessed. Have you seen how it wasn't that hard?]

For me it was!

[I don't understand how you can be so smart, but then you're unable to decipher a little riddle]

I'm not perfect!

That said, and ignoring the system again, I headed to the only watered place in this forest, the lake where I had my first date with Bronwyn, the lake that saw our love bloom, the lake that saw us become lovers.

Before I knew it, I was in the beautiful lake that Bronwyn showed me yesterday, It seemed like more time had passed, but it had only been a day since I had been here.

The lake was the same, just as I remember it, the cool breeze stirred the leaves of the trees while the birds sang and the fish swam without worrying about the crystal clear water that, illuminated by the sun's rays; shone as if there were small diamonds at the bottom.

"I've already arrived at the lake, however, I have a crucial question. Where's the next clue?" – I asked myself.

For some reason that I don't even understand, I went to the water and looked to see if there was anything at the bottom, although obviously there was nothing.

"What a fool I am, It is obvious that there can be no paper in water" – I sighed.

Since it is impossible for paper to be in water, there is only one possible explanation, the paper is located in the surroundings of the lake, where there is no water that can wet the paper.

"For the time being, I'll look around, maybe it's hanging from a tree or something..." – I said as I looked around.

However, no matter how hard I looked, I couldn't find anything hanging in the trees, so I just walked around the lake to see if I could find anything, however, as I walked, something very special entered my field of vision, a rock.

Yes. Many will ask: "What is so special about a rock?" Well, it's easy, that's the rock where Bronwyn and I kiss for the first time.

"Wait a minute, I remember that yesterday the stone was upside down" – I said.

Curious, I walked towards the rock and saw that just above and with a small stone on top of it, was the paper I was looking for.

"It seems that the girls have had something to do with this whole game, otherwise, it would be impossible for Claire and the twins to move this huge rock" – I said as I picked up the paper.

It seems to me that all the girls have intervened in this game, Fiona grew the flowers and the tree, Bronwyn has moved the rock and Olive gave me the first clue, now only Emma left.

That said, I looked at the paper for my next clue and this is what was written:

Congratulations because you have managed to find this clue, however, all good things have to end and for that, the treasure must be found.

It has no doors or windows, but it can keep secrets; it is immense, blue and deep, and always moves without rest. Find the solution and you will find great treasure.

"Finally a riddle that even I am able to solve" – I said somewhat happily.

Throughout the game, it had taken me a long time to find the answers to the riddles, and before I knew it, it had been quite a while, in fact, chances are I've skipped lunchtime again because my stomach is roaring like a hungry lion.

"The answer is the sea, I think it's pretty clear" – I said looking at the riddle once again.

[This riddle was for dummies, If you had taken the same time to solve it as the others... I'd better not say anything else]

Yes, but I know what you mean.

Anyway, I already knew the answer, this was the last clue and the treasure is found in the sea. Where? I don't know, but I have a feeling I'll know when I arrive.

 

 

 

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