Chapter Nine: Finding Grandma
Maru smiled when her eyes adjusted to the brightness. Sitting in front of her was her grandma, but Maru was cautious. In this house anything is possible, and Maru for a second thought this could be a ghost playing tricks on her. When she reached her grandma she took her hand and put it on her grandma's cheeks, and she smiled bigger. "This has to be my grandma," Maru thought to herself, "I hope she'll wake up soon".
As though her grandma heard her, her eyes opened wide, and a big smile grew on her face. "Oh thank heavens you're ok, I was worried sick. Are you ok?" Maru's grandma asked her.
Maru told her grandma that she was fine, but she was tired. Her grandma told Maru that they needed to leave, but they couldn't just yet. Maru understood what her grandma meant, but she felt as though her grandma was hiding something from her.
They left the bright room, and into an even brighter one. This room on Maru's map was called the ballroom. As Maru and her grandma started to walk, music started to play. It was classical music, and it was peaceful.
Maru turned around and saw a people dancing around her. Maru's grandma tried to grab Maru away, but it was as if Maru wasn't there anymore. The people of the party stopped their dancing, and looked at Maru. They all together cheered and clapped for Maru. Maru wasn't surprise, she felt surprised, but somehow this felt right.