Ch. 10- Jasmine
"What trouble are you in now, Jacob?" the old woman said with a smile. I though she was pretty nice, but Suki looked like she had seen a ghost.
We went and sat down at a small table inside for some tea after a few minutes, we were already talking like old friends, except Suki. She just sat there, quietly sipping her tea. I could tell she had something on her mind and I knew better than to disturb her. After an hour of chatting, we got to the subject of the dragon statue
"It is said that no one must lay a finger on it until they come," the old woman said.
"Who are they, exactly?" I asked.
"They are said to be in a search for a powerful being, but they will help to break the curse," she said. At the word search, Suki was suddenly interested.
"What curse would that be?" She asked.
"It prevents any crops from growing here and our old farmers have moved away and we are in danger of starvation," the old woman said with an odd look in her eyes, "Wait, Suki? Is that you?" Suki bolted up and grabbed my hand.
"No, I don't know what you're talking about. Now, if you'll excuse us we have to go. Now," Suki said, grabbing my hand and dragging me out the door.
"What was that about?" I asked as soon as we were away from the old woman's house, "Why did we leave?"
Sorry it's so short