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Chapter 9
celebration
Mark and Ruby drove into town it was lit up with all kinds
of lights; it was as if Christmas had come early. Ruby hands were still shaking
on the wheel of the car. Mark himself was in bewilderment “did that really just
happen.” He played the event over again in his mind reliving he heroic
actions.
“Thank you.” Ruby said in a clam soft voice almost a whisper.
Mark turned to face Ruby.
“It was nothing.” He said with a cold shrug. She turned her
head back to road and smiled. The car came to stop in the middle of town, Mark
look ahead a huge crowd of people were dancing in the street.
“It doesn’t look like we will be getting though that crowed
anytime soon, I will park the car.” They found an open space just outside the
old frog horn pub. The creepy frog that sits just on top of the doors always
give Mark the creeps with its blazing red eyes and at night time they glow brightly
which added to the creepiness.
“How far away is your house from here” Ruby asked
“Not far about 20 minutes.” He said as he put his hand on
the door. Rubies quickly clutched hold of Marks hand and shut the door.
“It’s not safe to go out there not with them crazy people
out there. We should just sit in the car and wait it out.”
Mark could see Ruby was shaken up still but he just wanted
desperately more than anything just to get back home. Ruby hands were still
holding onto Marks. He could feel her hands shaking in his. It made him feel uncomfortable.
Ruby began talking again but her voice was softer more clams “that woman they
were talking about on the radio Mary Dawn.”
“Just let go already” he was about to say but was interrupted by Ruby
sudden screaming, as brick came huddling at the wind-shield. Ruby ducked down in
the seat. Mark opened the door he was not scared and got out the car. Looking onwards
he saw a bunch of kids laughing as they were running off. He thought they could
be no older than twelve. They knocked over a trash bin laughing and shouted out
too Mark. “Hey loser, come and get us we not scared nothing can hurt us haha!.” Mark chose to ignore the kids and get back in
the car. Ruby sat back up looking at her now spider webbed wind-shield. “Just a bunch of little kids” Mark said.
“I can’t drive this car like this; I can’t see anything out
of it”
“Well I guess I’m walking it then.” Which was fine by Mark,
he had it up to here with everything that had happened today. Ruby clutched on to Marks hand. “You’re just going leave me here?” she exclaimed.
“No, you coming with?” he said. Ruby nodded at Mark and they proceeded to get
out the car. A baled headed man came staggering
out the pub yelling out on to the streets “Everyone hurry you need to see this.”
