Lucas staggered‘‘WHAT! I AM NOT GOING THERE FOR ANY REASON AND YOU TOO!’’ Tim grabbed him by his shirt collar and led him down inside. It was leading a broad passage. Tim whispered‘‘ I think we're near to our negotiation.’’ They walked and stopped whem they noticed a door. Tim tried to open it but unfortunately he wasn't able to. Luckily he found a small hole on the door. He was able to get a wink inside the room.To his shock, he noticed three girls tied in ropes. There were two boys but they were not tied in ropes. Tim was hearing to the conversation. The both boys laughed out aloud and said‘‘We cannot go there. They will CATCH US! We must hide here and we can't LEAVE THESE BRATS ALONE.’’ Tim whispered ‘‘Lucas! I think we shouldn't stay here anymore.’’ Lucas glared at him. He said‘‘That’s what I was saying the whole time’’ Tim looked at him, he grabbed him and started running out of the tunnel, out of the cottage and the forest. When they came out of the forest, they went inside the kitchen. Lucas asked ‘‘Hello! Can somebody please tell me what’s going on? Tim, are you out of your mind? I am gonna tell about this to uncle David.’’ Tim said ‘‘ No Lucas! I am fine. There’s nothing wrong about me and I beg you not to utter a word to Uncle David. Now I will have to take the keys with me’’ Lucas shrieked ‘‘ WHAT! GIVE YOU THE KEYS! I CAN’T GIVE EM TO YOU!’’ Tim said ‘‘Please understand.’’ Lucas replied ‘‘Yah! Will see about that?’’ Tim frowned and said
‘‘Damn idiot! You don’t understand nothing.’’ Tim took the keys and put in his pocket and Lucas started pulling his pocket to tilt the keys out. Lucas shouted back ‘‘ FOOL! GIVE IT BACK!’’ Tim shouted‘‘ SHUT UP! YOU GOING TO WAKE HIM UP!’’ Lucas said ‘‘I won’t shut my mouth unless you hand me the keys.’’ The big clamour woke up the old hag who was dozing in the living hall. He was shocked ‘‘Oh my! Boys what’s happening over there? Are you fighting? Come here both of you, what was all the yelling about?’’ Tim smiled and said ‘‘ Nothing! w..w..we aren't f..f..fighting, am I right L..Lucas?’’ Lucas glared at him and the old hag asked‘ Lucas, Why are you angry?’’ before Lucas could answer, Tim said ‘‘ No! he is j...j..just having a t..terrible stomach ache. Isn’t it?’’ Lucas said ‘‘Goodbye uncle! I must go now.’’ and he left angrily and uncle David said ‘‘ I don’t know what happened to this boy?’’ Tim said ‘‘ Don’t worry grandpa, he will be alright. I should leave now if you don’t mind.’’ The old hag replied
‘‘Yes! Give my love to Rosey’’ Tim said
‘‘I will tell her! Good to see you.’’ He took his bicycle and raced towards his lane. All the things were baffling inside his head. He reached his home lane and climbed the lamp post and got inside his room.

What was all the confusion about?
What did Tim see?
Why did Tim take the keys from Lucas hand?
What's gonna happen next?...
To Be Continued....

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