3 - Return and concern
After a long time, they arrive at their home and knock on the door.
"Hey, you arrive-" says the scared mother, that interrupts her speech, "Oh my God," says the mother, surprised with the sword on the hands of the boy.
"What did you two find?" asks the mother, who is called Rosa Winston Bulkan, "Grandpa's sword," replies Izaque.
Then the mother says, "This sword was hidden for years, and it's a relic, but was destined to you my son, keep it well and take care of it, you deserve it, use it wisely Izaque".
"Well, we went through a lot to find that hidden sword," says Ana.
"Oh, and where was it?" asks Rosa.
"It was in a dungeon that we found, we had to run from a tall guy who appeared to be a stalker [1] of our family," replies Izaque.
Rosa becomes a little sad by hearing what Izaque said, she thinks about something, the siblings do not know the reason for her sadness.
"My God! You two have to be more careful! And you Izaque, protect your sister well, and Ana, also protect your brother," says Rosa in a worried tone.
"I will mom, don't worry," says Izaque, hugging Ana.
"Me too, hehe, he protected me well on the dungeon," says Ana, smiling.
Then the siblings enter the house.
Izaque goes to his room and grabs a cloth to clean the dusty sword.
He puts it into the scabbard, putting it in a hidden place, then he goes outside, on the yard.
"How about we practice aiming with Dad's bow and arrow?" asks Ana, smiling.
Then Izaque asks, "What do you mean? Who shoots whom?"
"We gonna shoot straw dolls, big bro," replies Ana, smiling.
"Okay little sis," says Izaque, a little sad.
"Are you still worried about the sword thing, big bro? You seem so down," asks Ana, worried about her brother, she hugs him.
"I don't know, I think I'm just not used to using it, maybe I'm not ready for it," replies Izaque.
"Oh, of course, you're ready big bro! And if you're not," Ana poses like a knight and then says in a deep voice, "I will train you, young man, hehe," then she laughs a little.
"Hehe, okay, thanks little sis," says Izaque, beginning to smile again and caressing Ana's hair.
Izaque goes to his room, wears his scabbard, and then comes back to the yard.
Ana grabs some straw and some old clothes to make the doll, the siblings make the doll together.
After some time making, they have a ready straw doll.
"So, who goes first, little sis?" asks Izaque.
"You can go first, big bro," replies Ana.
Izaque then grabs his sword and hits the right side of the belly of the doll, cutting it a little.
"Be careful not to destroy it all, big bro," says Ana.
"Okay, I won't little sis," says Izaque, who then giggles.
Then Ana shoots an arrow aiming at the head of the doll and hits it.
"I think I've already trained a lot by hitting some people over the head with a rolling pin," says Izaque who then laughs a little.
Then Ana says, "Really? The rolling pin couldn't cut him in half big bro, hehe," and then smiles a little.
"Yeah, hehe," says Izaque, smiling back.
After a while, Ana and Izaque leave to venture out again, Izaque leaves the sword at home.
"Where are we going this time, big bro?" asks Ana.
"I don't know, it's always someplace new, we always discover something new, little sis," replies Izaque, smiling.
They continue walking, always attentive to the sounds and noises around them, not to be caught off guard.
Then a sound of someone stepping on a dry leaf sounds behind them.
"Did you hear something, big bro?" asks Ana while looking behind her quickly.
"I did, little sis," says Izaque, agitated and looking everywhere.
Suddenly a deep voice surges behind them shouting "Rrrraaaa!" and trying to catch Ana.
But Ana quickly jumps forward and escapes from the hands of the man, she and Izaque start to run.
Until after much persecution, the two siblings manage to confuse the man and hide in a hole.
Izaque notices that the steps of the man are far away.
"Do you think he's gone, big bro?" asks Ana, worried.
"Maybe, be quieter please, little sis," replies Izaque, whispering, hearing the sounds.
Izaque grabs a stone and tries to throw it away from where the hole is.
He hears the sound of the stone falling to the ground in the distance and no more sound.
"I'm gonna take a look, stay down there, little sis," says Izaque, with that he puts his head outside of the hole to check the area.
"Clear, over," says Izaque, smiling a little.
Ana gets out of the hole saying, "Hehe, I think he really missed the sword, over".
"I agree, over," says Izaque while laughing a little.
"I think we shouldn't go home yet, he can follow us and discover where we live little sis," explains Izaque.
Then Ana retorts, "Yeah, but mom's gonna get worried, big bro..."
"I take the blame, he wants our heads, not our mother's," says Izaque.
"Okay, thanks big bro," replies Ana, who hugs Izaque.
The two siblings start to walk around while looking at the surroundings to try to spot the man.
They walk a little and do not find any signal of the man.
"Well, looks like he got tired of us little sis," says Izaque.
Ana replies relieved, "Oh, I'm glad we're safe, big bro".
"What should we do now little sis? Go back home?" asks Izaque.
Then Ana replies, "Let's be very careful and hope he doesn't see us, big bro".
"Good one, little sis," says Izaque.
They start walking slowly back home, it is almost dark.
After a while, they arrive at the door of the house and knock on it.
"Do you think we'll be scolded big bro?" asks Ana.
"Probably little sis, for staying out this late.
You don't need to say anything little sis, leave it to me," replies Izaque.
The mother opens the door saying, "Hello, my dears".
"Hey mom, d-don't you think we stayed out too late?" asks Izaque, scared to get scolded.
"Yeah, you did, I just wanna know why," asks Rosa.
Izaque explains stuttering a little and with a shaky voice, "It's that we had a setback on the way, but nothing we couldn't face".
"Oh really? And what did you face?" asks Rosa.
Then Izaque replies, trying to formulate a plausible answer, "Hmm... Ana was scared of some mice that ran after us".
"Yeah, and Izaque, as always, protected me," says Ana with a forced smile, hugging Izaque.
Then the mother replies, "Okay, come on in, dinner is ready".
The two siblings enter inside the house, Rosa closes the door.
Rosa says, "Sit down to eat, Ana, you too, Izaque".
"Okay, mom," says Izaque and Ana.
Ana sits at the table and Izaque too.
"So, how are the things around here, mom?" asks Ana, smiling.
Rosa replies, "They're good, I'm very protected here".
"And how's the food kids?" asks Rosa.
Izaque replies saying, "It's delicious as always mom," who then smiles.
"Yes, it's very good, mom, thanks," says Ana.
"No problem my dears," says Rosa, smiling.
Everyone finishes eating and goes to their beds.
Ana and Izaque are still awake, trying to sleep while looking at the ceiling, they sleep on the same bed.
"Hey little sis, do you think he's gonna come chasing us again?" asks Izaque.
"I think so... But if he can't get the sword, why the hell is he still interested in it big bro?" asks Ana, who hugs Izaque.
"I don't know, maybe to stay with it, or sell it, or another deeper reason that we don't know, but what I want is to protect mom," replies Izaque, caressing Ana's hair.
Then Ana says with a worried tone, "At least he doesn't know where we are big bro..."
Then they sleep on a silent night, hugged.
References:
[1].
"Stalker is an English word that means "chaser" or "pursuer".
It is applied to someone that importunes insistently and obsessively another person that, in a lot of cases, is a celebrity. The persistent chase can lead to attacks and aggression. [...]"
The practice of spying and pursuing someone is called "stalking" (lurk). The term is used since the decade of 1980 where there was obsessed stalking of celebrities. In a lot of countries, it turned out to be considered a crime depending on the sentiment of the victim to the stalker. An example of a stalker is Stalker Sarah, a young girl known for taking photos with a lot of famous people and publishing it on the internet.
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