<span style="font-size: 120%; line-height: 116%;">Dania was walking to work in the city when she heard something in the alley she was passing. The chill wind rippled her skirt and stirred the leaves around her feet. She peered around the corner. Everything in the alley appeared as if a fine veil of sheer silk hung in front of it. Her curiosity piqued, she reached for the veil, but her hand went through it. Pausing, she thought about continuing down the sidewalk as the building she worked in was the next door. But her curiosity caused her to reluctantly step through the veiled alley. With that step, everything around her changed. She was now standing on the walk in front of a great house of which she had never seen the likes of before. She turned around to push back through the veil, but it was gone. She swallowed to quell her fright as she looked around. She slowly stepped up the stairs to the door, and after taking a few breaths to steady herself, she knocked on the door, unsure what to expect.<br/><br/>The door creaked open, and Dania stepped through. The house was ornate and had that clean but aged scent to it. She could hear voices and music, but then after the veil incident, Dania could not be too sure what she was hearing. She knew one thing though. She wasn't going to arrive at work on time. Nervously taking her phone out of her purse, she tried to get it to power on, but it wss dead. <br/><br/>"Well, one good thing from this is my husband won't be able to hassle me."<br/><br/>Dania dropped her phone back in her purse and tood a few hesitant staps toward where she heard the voices and music.<br/><br/>"Hello?"<br/><br/>she said hesitantly, unsure what fate awaited her...</span>