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What was the name of that place again? I wondered as I slipped the scrap of paper out of my pocket. "Sunset Shrine". Supposedly that's where my little brother Jin was playing with one of his friends. A wind picks up again, and I pull my jacket closer around me. I desperately want to get home, and curse my mother for making me come to pick him up. I pass a tree that looks very familiar, and I know I am lost. I sigh and continue aimlessly wandering. It's getting dark, and the streetlights turn on, illuminating a little building back from the sidewalk. It has a sign that says sunset shrine. If I weren't so exhausted from dance practice I would hop, skip and jump with joy. But instead I trudge inside, where the heater is on full blast and a little old man is leaning over something I sit down and wait for him to notice me. I'm starting to be able to feel my limbs again when he looks up and smiles at me. Creepy. "You must be Jin's older sister, Aki. We've heard a lot about you. practice?" I nod. He stands up and hands me a necklace that was laying on a nearby table. "Have this. Said to bring adventure to whoever possesses it." I wasn't a fan of good luck charms, but this was beautiful. A shard of something, maybe pearl, that shimmered. I put it on. "You're still in your school uniform, why so late? Haven't you been home yet?" I wish he would stop asking questions, but I answer him anyway- "I just came from dance practice, and I left a change of clothes at home." he nods, then before I can ask him a question, he answers it for me. "The boys are outside, playing hide-n-go seek." I thank him. And leave a bit warmer, but definitely more confused, than when I entered.
Outrside I hear the laughter of kids, so I head in that direction. the sound leads me to an old building before it mysteriously stops. I figure Jin and his friend must of seen me coming, so they're hiding from me. I go into the building, and it takes a while for my eyes to adjust to the darkness. it's a pretty small room, with something big and square in the middle. it looks like a table. I'm walking torwards the table to see if they're hiding behind it when I trip and stumble on something. I look at what it is, a pair of toy handcuffs. Stupid boys can't even clean up their messes. I them in my pocket to give to the boys later. I hear some rustling from behind the
What was the name of that place again? I wondered as I slipped the scrap of paper out of my pocket. "Sunset Shrine". Supposedly that's where my little brother Jin was playing with one of his friends. A wind picks up again, and I pull my jacket closer around me. I desperately want to get home, and curse my mother for making me come to pick him up. I pass a tree that looks very familiar, and I know I am lost. I sigh and continue aimlessly wandering. It's getting dark, and the streetlights turn on, illuminating a little building back from the sidewalk. It has a sign that says sunset shrine. If I weren't so exhausted from dance practice I would hop, skip and jump with joy. But instead I trudge inside, where the heater is on full blast and a little old man is leaning over something I sit down and wait for him to notice me. I'm starting to be able to feel my limbs again when he looks up and smiles at me. Creepy. "You must be Jin's older sister, Aki. We've heard a lot about you. practice?" I nod. He stands up and hands me a necklace that was laying on a nearby table. "Have this. Said to bring adventure to whoever possesses it." I wasn't a fan of good luck charms, but this was beautiful. A shard of something, maybe pearl, that shimmered. I put it on. "You're still in your school uniform, why so late? Haven't you been home yet?" I wish he would stop asking questions, but I answer him anyway- "I just came from dance practice, and I left a change of clothes at home." he nods, then before I can ask him a question, he answers it for me. "The boys are outside, playing hide-n-go seek." I thank him. And leave a bit warmer, but definitely more confused, than when I entered.
Outrside I hear the laughter of kids, so I head in that direction. the sound leads me to an old building before it mysteriously stops. I figure Jin and his friend must of seen me coming, so they're hiding from me. I go into the building, and it takes a while for my eyes to adjust to the darkness. it's a pretty small room, with something big and square in the middle. it looks like a table. I'm walking torwards the table to see if they're hiding behind it when I trip and stumble on something. I look at what it is, a pair of toy handcuffs. Stupid boys can't even clean up their messes. I them in my pocket to give to the boys later. I hear some rustling from behind the