Then the Dry Leaves Rustled

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I was hesitant and tensed. I was sure if it went wrong my mom would not let me out. “Come fast, otherwise we look suspicious to others” Hilda said pulling my hand.
“Do you really want to do this? I have a bad feeling. ” I said.
“I promise, nothing would happen. You have seen me many a times. This would be a lot more fun than it appears. See, that house looks small and uninhibited. I will go inside and find something to cherish our spirits. You don’t need to come inside. All you have to do is wait outside.” Hilda said.

Hilda was very persistent of this. So we walked towards the house and made sure no one was watching us. The path that was leading us to the house was filled with small rocks, unwanted weed and grass were grown abundantly. I looked at the house ceiling. The roof looked worn out, it had many patches and holes. We stepped on the porch. Cobwebs suspended from the ceiling covered our faces like a guards of the house. That was the sign that no one lived here at least for sometime. When we kept walking on the porch, it started shaking like it was going to crumble that instant. Many of the wooden planks were weak; some of them were eaten by hungry insects. We were eager to know what was inside. There were no windows in the front. So we reached for the door. Hilda knocked on the door twice just as a precaution. There was no response. Then she turned the doorknob clockwise and anti clockwise. It made a squeaky sound but it was locked. So we decided to circle the house to see whether there was a way to get inside.

We noticed a lower window facing the vacant lot was cracked. Glass shards were rested here and there. She took a peek inside and said “Look there are many things.” I looked inside. It was the living room a...

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...ere we would like to go and why we were here and what happened to my friend. She opened her mouth to say something but I stopped her and said we were following our friend. The other day when we walked her to join us for shopping, she said her mom would not let her out. But today we saw her riding in the same streetcar we were in, alone and she got off in this street. So we decided to follow her to know what she was up to. Policeman cut me there with his words “did you find out?” We were about to, but stupid dogs came chasing and then Hilda fell, hit hard against the rock. So I gave up. He did not ask any questions further, so I felt I did a wonderful job lying him. Hilda pressed my hand, I looked at her and saw happiness and astonishment in her eyes. For the first time I felt so happy for what I did. From then onwards we decided to put an end all these activities.

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