Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Real Childhood

“Do they have all of our names?” Srina asked.

Minka cast a glance at the wall of gleaming paint swirls and tossed her head wildly. “I don’t know! I don’t --”

“Since this is your nightmare, they probably only have your name,” Dakshana said.

The tunnel went on forever, straight, unbending, with no end in sight.

“It’s not a nightmare,” Minka said. “It was just a story Mother told me. A scary story.”

Dakshana cast her a look. “Then why are we running?”

“Because as I child I believed it would come true, and this place turns our childhood into reality.”

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