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I woke up alarmed by a loud scream. This time, it wasn’t me. It was Philip. I walked sleepily to Philip’s room. “What’s the matter bro? Why are howling like this?” I asked sleepily.

“My money…They are…are GONE!”, he cried. He sounded like a wimp. I have never heard Philip cry like that. He seemed to be innocent this time. “Let’s investigate about this tonight!” Philip suggested. “Okay.” I replied.

That night, the rains crashed on the roof hardly. The thunder was roaring vigorously. Philip tightly held on to my hand, staring at the mare. Philip had agreed to come to my room to see the mare. We both waited for it’s eyes to glow. Waited. Time passed by.

After a few minutes,

“It’s…it’s glowing!” Philip signaled me, pointing his finger towards the mare. His hands were trembling with fear. So were mine. I commanded him to lay still. He followed my instructions- for the first time ever.  

   

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