"Phillip, why are you digging this soil? Is there some hidden treasure underneath?"
Seeing Grace's innocent question, I was a bit tired from digging alone, so I decided to tease her a little.
"Yes, there's treasure underneath. You should dig too, and when we find it, I'll share half with you."
I said this mysteriously to the curious Grace standing nearby, while handing her the knife in my hand, encouraging her to try digging.
"Really, you better not be lying to me..."
Grace looked at me, somewhat skeptical, and didn't reach out to take the knife I offered. Seeing her disbelief, I nodded to reassure her that it was absolutely true.
Without much thought, she took the knife from me and started hacking at the ground vigorously. Watching her, it gave me the creeps; if this girl were to at
