CHAPTER 2 : HIDDEN EMPTY MUSHROOM TOWN
It was the greatest day for the family because they are going to their home town, Kitu Village located in the north of Bas state near the thick hilly wilderness. The siblings excitedly packed all their things and essentials to go there. They packed everything they need. The family’s enthusiasm is so very vibrant until they finished their task very quick. Quicker than ever!
‘OK now! We’re going to the Kitu Village! Who’s excited here?’ Dad asks the family enthusiastically.
‘We are!!!’ the family chanted vibrantly.
Dad starts the car. The window-cars were open. Mam locks all the doors and gates. They jumped aboard the car then vroom!!! Of they went to the Kitu Village.
‘Kitu Village! Here we come!’ the three siblings chanted as the car drove carefully.
The town seemed busy so there’s a car-jam there. The siblings looked at the window with vibrant smile. Vilyia got tired from looking then she took a nap, resting her head on her hand on her knees. It began to rain in the middle of the car-jam. It’s been so long on the car-jam that it took about one hours! Hetzey looked at the window and watches the sign boards. Now they are on the hill road where it is less possible to be car-jam. The view was great and a bit misty as Mam started to take pictures of the view. Airley is shivering in cold, she started to sneeze and sneeze. Heatey hears everything muffled, he tried to gulp his saliva and it’s still muffled. He ignores it eventually. Vilyia woke up mid-nap. She then rubs her eyes. It was very cold. As they arrived at Kitu Village, the family quickly run to a big old house. Inside was their grandma, mother to their Mam. The siblings were very excited to do something in the wilderness. They run in to the house and sniffing the old air and remembering the best past events that has ever occurred. The family settle everything and went into the kitchen to see what are they going to eat for dinner. There they eat eggplant soup, Airley and Vilyia’s favourite soup but not Hetzey. Hetzey tries to remove the eggplants but he was forced to eat it by his hunger. The siblings ate the food very fast like they haven’t ate for ages! A goat appeared on the window with a dog named Rembung. The goat was new. The goat has grey fur and pink nose, it’s name is Lupie (pronounced Lu-PAI). Simple name but this goat isn’t like any other goat anyone may think, it can calm things down, charm anyone, fight monsters or predators and clean everything! After dinner, the siblings went outside to pet the new pet goat. The goat is very friendly and very charming. Airley said she wanted to keep the goat even if it smells or even if it ate a lot veggie. Hetzey and Vilyia really liked the idea of having a pet goat.
In the evening the siblings went out for a walk with Lupie the goat to the wilderness to get some fresh air. They kept walking and walking led by the goat then Airley then Hetzey then Vilyia. The siblings stopped by a thick vine covering the path like a very thick green curtain covering the path of something mysterious.
‘aww. We can’t go any further like this if the vines are covering the way’ Hetzey said to the goat while patting it’s head.
Lupie baas and step in front of them then started chomping the vines eating it very quickly. The siblings cheered for Lupie. As they continued to walk, their eyes widen like something amazing had happened in front of them. The air around felt very mysterious and ancient. They walked further, they saw many mushroom-shaped house. All reddish-brown, bright cream and brown wood colours. They knock each doors on every house, but no one was there.
‘it’s abandoned?’ Hetzey asks his sisters while he looks around.
‘I don’t know but I’m suggesting if there was no one in the house—‘ Airley said haven’t finished her sentences with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
‘—go in to the house and explore every corner!’ the three of them finished the sentences together with matching mischievous glinting eyes.
Airley jumps so high with a very wide grin on her face, her two younger siblings are jumping with joy leaving the goat confused.
The three of them started to group up by duos and separate to each paths. They enter every house. The house where Hetzey and Vilyia entered had soft couches, so many books and a cookie with one bite. Hetzey sniffs the cookie and hinted honey and milk and mould-ish. Vilyia touched the couches but it was too dusty. They took seven books titled ‘The History of Mushroom Town’, ‘We Are Mushrians’, ‘Cherria’s Journal’ and so on. They don’t understand the writings they took it randomly. They look everywhere and saw pictures hanging on the wall with the name ‘Cherria’, girl in the picture with long blonde braids with left-side swept hair. They were wondering what’s her age. The house where Airley and Lupie entered has so many paintings, inventions and books everywhere in a mess. Airley looked at the paintings and touch it to feel. When she saw the paintings were old some are based on their feelings some are from their imagination. Airley took some books, she put it in her brown satchel. She took three books titled ‘Journal 3’, ‘Ms.Loa’s Journal KEEP OF!’ and ‘Mushyclopedia’. Even though she doesn’t understand the writings she just took it as if she knows it.
‘Whoa… Look at that box. So pretty!’ Airley said her eyes stuck to a box that seem messy and too colourful to everyone but her is very pretty.
She took the box and put it in her satchel. The two duo teams meet up again at the same time. And started talking.
‘Hey, looked what we’ve found! We found books everywhere! We take seven books’ Vilyia started the conversation with happy smile.
‘so what you and the goat found?’ Hetzey asks while he giggles slightly like something funny going on.
Airley give a suspicious look to Hetzey for giggling then she looks around to see what’s funny.
‘fishy… I found this pretty box look’ Airley let out the box from her satchel and show it to her younger siblings.
‘is that really pretty? I mean, it’s too colourful and messy’ Vilyia said while pointing at the box.
A buzzing noise came out from Airley’s satchel. Airley picks it and turns it off.
‘that thing is really helpful. Let’s go home before it’s dusk of we’ll be scolded!’ Hetzey said with a slightly anxious jump of impatient-ness.
‘aww, don’t worry! This Go-Out-Explore-Timer or GOET will never do anything to the parents. Besides, we’ve been outside here for just an hour and we can still explore a little for about… five minutes’ said Airley optimistically showing her all five fingers out with a large radiant smile.
‘hmm… OK… But just five minutes, I guess… But… OK I’m in!’ Hetzey said happily.
They explore the abandon town for five minutes. After five minutes they meet again. Then they went home. As they pass the vines, everything changed… It was dusk already. They were confused a lot. As they reached to the old house. Their parents standing on the door with a frown. Hetzey, Vilyia and Lupie stared at Airley with equal frown for staying ‘till dusk. Airley shrugs awkwardly with awkward smile but still optimistic.
‘why have you gone out ‘till dusk? Didn’t you four follow the rules? You know it’s dangerous out there!’ Mam said with slight temper.
‘you four be scolded by not going outside for three days’ Dad said looking at four of the little delicates.
The siblings looked at the window together watching Lupie eating grass outside with her tied securely to a large Papaya tree. The goat seemed unfazed by the scold. Airley looks frustrated and bored same with her younger siblings. The three of them wondered the same thing ‘do we just stopped time and became immortal from noon to dusk about an hour and five minutes or we just have too much time there?’
The mystery was unsolved by the ongoing days of holiday…
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