We paid heed to the man’s warning, and he gave us directions on how we were to return. We thanked him afterwards and went on our way.
“Oh, spooky, spooky forest, deadly, deadly Mad House,” Jasper said, trying to mimic the man in a way that cracked us up real good.
“Jasper, stop it!” Lira said.
“I’m just messing with you guys. I hope I didn’t frighten you, my dear Lira?” Jasper replied.
“No, you didn’t,” Lira chuckled.
As we walked back, we noticed that the sky became darker and cloudy. The sun had disappeared all of a sudden and a violent storm was imminent. We started running as fast as our legs could carry us, hoping to cover a good distance before the downpour started. The place was dark, and it began to look like a place where someone could get killed.
Jasper saw a shade ahead a
