Once out from under the staircase, I opened the palm of my right hand. Yes, there were two rings. Everybody exclaimed in awe. Two rings, real rings and not made of plastic. There were tiny and beautiful carvings on the top and upon inspection we saw some lettering on the inner part. They were beautiful.
"Tick! Tick! Tick! Krek! Krek! Boom!"
We looked up but we did not see anything. That was the cue to scatter. We took to our heels. The sound was so loud and deafening. What was that?
"Ghost? Spirits? Devils? Oh no."
From a distance we heard the sound again. This time we stopped and eyed the house and the tree. Only then did we understand. We saw branches and leaves and seeds dropping on the zinc roof the house. A slight breeze must have brought them down without us realizing it. These droppings on the zinc roof caused the terrific din. It was so silly that we laughed and laughed aloud although we were already exhausted after the sprint.
It was after a while that we stopped our racket and really took the time to examine the rings which were still clasped tightly in my palm. We examined them carefully again. Yes, they were real and it was just as had been instructed by the girl. It must be true; the story must be real. They all agreed. We all nodded and smiled.
"Tick! Tick! Tick! Krek! Krek! Boom!"
We looked up but we did not see anything. That was the cue to scatter. We took to our heels. The sound was so loud and deafening. What was that?
"Ghost? Spirits? Devils? Oh no."
From a distance we heard the sound again. This time we stopped and eyed the house and the tree. Only then did we understand. We saw branches and leaves and seeds dropping on the zinc roof the house. A slight breeze must have brought them down without us realizing it. These droppings on the zinc roof caused the terrific din. It was so silly that we laughed and laughed aloud although we were already exhausted after the sprint.
It was after a while that we stopped our racket and really took the time to examine the rings which were still clasped tightly in my palm. We examined them carefully again. Yes, they were real and it was just as had been instructed by the girl. It must be true; the story must be real. They all agreed. We all nodded and smiled.
