MY SHORT STORY

PART 3

Question 5

We were playing around 5 p.m. My siblings and I went to the forest where we used to play. While we were having fun playing chase, my brother suggested we play hide and seek, despite our parents' warnings not to play hide and seek after 4 p.m. "But, brother, mother said we couldn't play hide and seek after 4:30 p.m.," my younger sister explained. My brother insisted on playing hide and seek with us and warned us not to tell our mother.

I noticed some beautiful houses in the middle of the forest as we ran to hide. Curiosity drove me forward to see if it was a real house or if it was just my imagination. When I arrived, I spotted a small boy, alone, playing with sand in front of the house, which I assume is his home. I approached the boy and asked him where his friend was, and he replied "Would you like to play with me? I don't have any friends ". I agreed with him and stated "Come on over and play with my siblings. What is your name, kid? ". "My name is Daniel," he replied. As we approached the location where my siblings and I used to play, I noticed my family and neighbours calling my name, as if they were looking for someone who had gone missing.

I went to my mother and noticed she was crying, so I said "I'm here, mom. Why are you sobbing? Mom, don't cry ". "Wait, Daniel, I have something for you-" Daniel had already left before I could finish my sentences. Mom stood up and walked straight away, calling my name over and over as if she didn't see me in front of her. And I realised I had accidentally travelled to a goblin village, and I began crying because I was afraid I would not be able to return home to see my family.

After a while, I overheard my father speaking to someone "Is the shaman here? Bring him here and find my daughter "Soon after, the shaman recited the shaman's verse. I was discovered in one of the banyan trees. I passed out when I was discovered. "If she was found late, she is now dead," said the shaman, "because the deity she encountered was a demonic beings who wanted his retaliation on humans." After the incident, my family and I relocated, and I was relieved that I was still alive.