Cave of Wonders
He knocked at the cottage’s door and waited for a response. The door slowly creaked open.
It was late in the night, and he could barely catch a glimpse of the owner of the cottage. He smiled and asked if she didn’t mind helping a passerby.
The door opened further. He stepped inside her home and froze in place when he saw her face. She panicked and blew something toward the guy’s face. Whatever it was, the stuff knocked him out at first contact.
After a little while, he slowly opened his eyes and stared at the many skull faces peering at him. What kind of town had he stepped into?
One of the skeleton beings asked, ‘‘What is a human doing in our home?’’
‘‘I’m sorry, father.’’ He looked at the lady who had opened the door for him. She did not look quite decayed as the others.
Her father sighed. ‘‘How did you get here young man?’’
I tried to move from my seat, but failed to even move an inch. There were no ropes tying me down. This was rather strange. I explained to the patriarch that I was simply passing through this town. My plan was to head to the cave of wonders to dig for some treasure there.
The folks gasped. They shook their heads and turned to look at me as if I had said something wrong.
‘‘No humans that find themselves in the cave of wonders ever come back alive.’’ I gulped. Ha, maybe this old fella was just trying to scare me away from all the riches.
He seemed to reach into my mind and carried on to warn me not to wander off in search for treasure from the cave. I gave a slight nod.
As soon as the old guy walked away, I was able to move and get back on my feet. Before I could head toward the door, a hand landed on my shoulder.
When I turned around, the last thing I knew I was staring at something that was swinging back & forth. The next thing I knew it was morning and I was in a different place, a town that had no skeleton folks. It was a little too quiet and calm for my liking.
When I tried to think how I got there~ my mind seemed to be spinning in circles, trying to fit in pieces to a hard puzzle. Ah, guess I may have had a round of drinks, more than my body could handle, last night. Right? Whatever happened last night, I might never be able to recall all the details, or events ever again.
Sunday.12th.April.2020~.