Okay people, sorry for that messy first chapter, I seen to have forgotten
to save it as a txt. document.
Now, let us continue with the story, shall we?
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..."House number 13. Here's it." Richard said, looking to a small house and holding a key. "Are you sure this is it? Looks more like a small barn to me." Nick responded. "Now, Nick, if you don't appreciate the small things in life, you'll never receive the big ones, either." Mike said, patting his son on the back, "You'll get used to it, I was living in a small place when I went to this school and got through it!" After Richard opened the door, everyone went straight upstairs to start fighting about who was getting which room. "One big room and three small ones..." Keith said, "And ever since I am the biggest one of us, I'll get the big room." "No way, as a woman, I need some space at least once a month! So get out, Keith, this room is mine!" "We could make this a double-room." "In your dreams, buster!" "If you weren't a girl, I'd fight you for this room!" "Okay, listen, if you can solve my riddle, this room is yours, if not, it will be mine, deal?" "Deal." Nigella coughed. "Here it goes: I am following you around all day, your whole life, while you don't even notice me. Only when darkness surrounds you, I shall leave. But as soon as a ray of light falls on you, I'll be by your side." "Uhm...uhm...I dunno...uhm..." "Giving up?" "No! I know I know it...let me think..." "And?" "Okay, don't know it." "It's your shadow." Neil said, standing behind Keith, "Your shadow follows you around all day, except when there's no light." "I KNEW IT!" Keith yelled, balling his fists and walking out of the room. After he was out of sight, Neil and Nigella looked at each other. "Can't believe no-one ever finds the correct answer." she said, placing her books on her bed. "That's because no-one actually uses their brains to think of a practical answer, everyone thinks that the answer would be something difficult." When Neil walked out of the room, his daugher called out his name. "...If the last symbol of this line is C , the correct answer is B, but when the symbol is D or A, the answer will be C. Now, what's the answer?" "B." Nigella smiled. "Correct."
Downstairs, Rick and Vyv were discussing who have had the most women for the last twenty years, while Mike was writing something down in a notebook. "Are you going back home?" Nick asked his father. "Maybe, maybe not." "But, what if I need to see you? You'll be miles away!" "I think you can take care of yourself, Nick." "But...but..." "Yeah, I was just wondering about the same thing." Nigella said, sitting on the stairs. "Well, it's not like we can all live in this house..." Neil said. "Hey guys, maybe we can all go back to our old student-home!" Rick yelled, flapping his arms. "Yeah, that way we can reunite in peace..." Vyv said, looking over to Rick, "Or pieces." "Okay, but what if Balowski, or whoever has control of the place now, has already rented it out to someone else?" Mike questioned himself. "Uhm, actually, I still live there." Rick mumbled. "For some reason I find the thought of moving back in there kind of fastidious all of the sudden." "Talking about fastidious..." Nigella said, looking up, "I have just noticed there's just one bathroom in here." "So?" "I am a woman, remember?" "Oh realy, haven't noticed yet." Nick grinned. "ANYWAY...I...you...damn, now what?" "Stop being so sensitive and deal with it?" The girl sighed and rubbed her eyes, "I suppose so. But I have to warn you, everyone that's bothering me will get harmed!" "What are you going to do, then? Tickle me to death?" "Shh...realy, she can get pretty evil when she's angry." Neil whispered to Nick. He looked at the hippy as if he saw an aliën, and then looked back to Nigella. "So!" Rick interrupted, clapping his hands, "We still have a whole weekend, let us go to my place, shall we?" The other three men nodded and walked out the door, yelling things as 'bye, guys' and 'see you around'. When the door closed, Keith looked towards Richard. "Let's get ready to rumble..."
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..."House number 13. Here's it." Richard said, looking to a small house and holding a key. "Are you sure this is it? Looks more like a small barn to me." Nick responded. "Now, Nick, if you don't appreciate the small things in life, you'll never receive the big ones, either." Mike said, patting his son on the back, "You'll get used to it, I was living in a small place when I went to this school and got through it!" After Richard opened the door, everyone went straight upstairs to start fighting about who was getting which room. "One big room and three small ones..." Keith said, "And ever since I am the biggest one of us, I'll get the big room." "No way, as a woman, I need some space at least once a month! So get out, Keith, this room is mine!" "We could make this a double-room." "In your dreams, buster!" "If you weren't a girl, I'd fight you for this room!" "Okay, listen, if you can solve my riddle, this room is yours, if not, it will be mine, deal?" "Deal." Nigella coughed. "Here it goes: I am following you around all day, your whole life, while you don't even notice me. Only when darkness surrounds you, I shall leave. But as soon as a ray of light falls on you, I'll be by your side." "Uhm...uhm...I dunno...uhm..." "Giving up?" "No! I know I know it...let me think..." "And?" "Okay, don't know it." "It's your shadow." Neil said, standing behind Keith, "Your shadow follows you around all day, except when there's no light." "I KNEW IT!" Keith yelled, balling his fists and walking out of the room. After he was out of sight, Neil and Nigella looked at each other. "Can't believe no-one ever finds the correct answer." she said, placing her books on her bed. "That's because no-one actually uses their brains to think of a practical answer, everyone thinks that the answer would be something difficult." When Neil walked out of the room, his daugher called out his name. "...If the last symbol of this line is C , the correct answer is B, but when the symbol is D or A, the answer will be C. Now, what's the answer?" "B." Nigella smiled. "Correct."
Downstairs, Rick and Vyv were discussing who have had the most women for the last twenty years, while Mike was writing something down in a notebook. "Are you going back home?" Nick asked his father. "Maybe, maybe not." "But, what if I need to see you? You'll be miles away!" "I think you can take care of yourself, Nick." "But...but..." "Yeah, I was just wondering about the same thing." Nigella said, sitting on the stairs. "Well, it's not like we can all live in this house..." Neil said. "Hey guys, maybe we can all go back to our old student-home!" Rick yelled, flapping his arms. "Yeah, that way we can reunite in peace..." Vyv said, looking over to Rick, "Or pieces." "Okay, but what if Balowski, or whoever has control of the place now, has already rented it out to someone else?" Mike questioned himself. "Uhm, actually, I still live there." Rick mumbled. "For some reason I find the thought of moving back in there kind of fastidious all of the sudden." "Talking about fastidious..." Nigella said, looking up, "I have just noticed there's just one bathroom in here." "So?" "I am a woman, remember?" "Oh realy, haven't noticed yet." Nick grinned. "ANYWAY...I...you...damn, now what?" "Stop being so sensitive and deal with it?" The girl sighed and rubbed her eyes, "I suppose so. But I have to warn you, everyone that's bothering me will get harmed!" "What are you going to do, then? Tickle me to death?" "Shh...realy, she can get pretty evil when she's angry." Neil whispered to Nick. He looked at the hippy as if he saw an aliën, and then looked back to Nigella. "So!" Rick interrupted, clapping his hands, "We still have a whole weekend, let us go to my place, shall we?" The other three men nodded and walked out the door, yelling things as 'bye, guys' and 'see you around'. When the door closed, Keith looked towards Richard. "Let's get ready to rumble..."
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