Very short chapter…….
It was nearing midnight and out of the short silence; "The night is still young!"
Came Frodo's voice, he was quite tired but in a way hyper at the time. Sam was valiantly fighting sleep settled on his pallet on the floor. Merry was leaned against the wall, eyes opening and closing periodically. Pippin was collapsed on Merry's lap with a pile of mushrooms on his stomach. Frodo laughed out loud. "Ah ha! I've out lasted you all!"
"I don't think Merry nor I have gone out yet sir." Sam said sleepily from his side of the room. "He's right Frodo, we've all out lasted Pippin, it's his full stomach that's done it.
"No it hasn't, No one has out lasted anyone yet!" said Pippin pulling himself up. Merry groaned. "Your heavy."
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"Cousins, please!" Yelled Frodo, everyone looked.
Frodo continued. "Someone must outlast the rest. It is the rules."
"Mr. Frodo is right. And I aim to win, because I know what you and Merry were planning earlier." Sam exclaimed.
"Planning?" Pippin asked. "Yes planning, they were planning on painting your face blue!" Sam exclaimed again.
Pippin gasped. "Merry, you wouldn't?"
"Well, I mean…uh…well you know Pip, it's only a game."
"Yes, but blue?!"
They all began to stare at each other suspiciously and then tried in vain to go back to normal.
TBC…
It was nearing midnight and out of the short silence; "The night is still young!"
Came Frodo's voice, he was quite tired but in a way hyper at the time. Sam was valiantly fighting sleep settled on his pallet on the floor. Merry was leaned against the wall, eyes opening and closing periodically. Pippin was collapsed on Merry's lap with a pile of mushrooms on his stomach. Frodo laughed out loud. "Ah ha! I've out lasted you all!"
"I don't think Merry nor I have gone out yet sir." Sam said sleepily from his side of the room. "He's right Frodo, we've all out lasted Pippin, it's his full stomach that's done it.
"No it hasn't, No one has out lasted anyone yet!" said Pippin pulling himself up. Merry groaned. "Your heavy."
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"Cousins, please!" Yelled Frodo, everyone looked.
Frodo continued. "Someone must outlast the rest. It is the rules."
"Mr. Frodo is right. And I aim to win, because I know what you and Merry were planning earlier." Sam exclaimed.
"Planning?" Pippin asked. "Yes planning, they were planning on painting your face blue!" Sam exclaimed again.
Pippin gasped. "Merry, you wouldn't?"
"Well, I mean…uh…well you know Pip, it's only a game."
"Yes, but blue?!"
They all began to stare at each other suspiciously and then tried in vain to go back to normal.
TBC…
