Hearing about the reward, greed instantly showed up on his face. Cail's eyes shined as he asked, "Special Reward?"
"Yes, a very special reward." I said, "So can you tell what you know about this place?" My gentle voice and the reward especially soothed my trust in him as Cail nodded vibrantly.
"Well… it started, I think about a year or two ago. I was going through the forest as I usually do. Mommy told about ghosts and everything else that the other village people said but I didn't listen to them. I am very brave so I don't believe in those things." Cail said, protruding his chest proudly and putting both hands on his hips.
I smile and nod, "Hmm, I can see that Cail is a very brave boy, so what happened next?"
"Oh! After that as I walked around the forest for a few days, I started to see so things… ghostly things." He said while crouching his face showing seriousness, "So I ran away."
'Huh?'
"Then noticing that running away would make it to those ghosts that they've won. That was sothing I definitely couldn't let happen, even at the cost of my own life." Cail said all those as he bravely looked ahead.
"So I ca back again. But this ti when I saw the ghostly figure I didn't run." Cail said rembering the ti when he shook in his boots and peed himself frozen there. "I bravely stood before the ghost until it ran away."
"Whoa that sounds quite brave. You sure are a bright boy, Cail." I said to him, even whilst knowing what actually had happened that day.
"Like that, Every ti I saw the ghost, it would only stay for a few tis before running away. Then one day…" Cail looked at with a nonchalant look, "I followed the ghost."
"I knew it might spell my doom but I had to know where it ca from. I ran after the ghost as it ran away going deep into the forest until I ca before a cave." Cail stopped after that.
"But I didn't go in. Mommy said that I shouldn't go to strange dark places alone." He said, finally showing a childlike face.
'So you do all of that but at the final mont, don't go inside the real place. Talk about not being an opportunist.' I think all that but show nothing like that on my face.
"So you didn't go after that again?" I ask as Cail shook his head.
"I told the villagers and mommy about everything that happened but mommy didn't believe . Instead she scolded while my friends made fun of , saying that I was lying and other things."
I nod, ignoring what he said, "So you didn't go to that cave ever again after that?"
"No, I didn't. Mommy forbade from ever going there, she said that if I did then she would beat with her big big stick." Cail's face showed the horror he felt.
I pat Cail's shoulder, showing sympathy, "Cail, do you still rember where the cave is?"
"Hmm?... the cave?"
"Yes, do you think you can find it once more?"
Cail thought for a bit before nodding his head, "I think so."
I smiled, "Can you take there?"
"Huh!" Cail's looked shocked, "You want to go to that place?" I nod.
"But it's a dangerous place, not even I went there and you want to go?"
I nod again, showing the seriousness, "Yes, I want to go there. But before that take this." I gave him a bundle of cash.
Seeing the large amount of money in his hands, Cail's eyes almost bulged out of his socked, "SO MUCH MONEY!"
I laugh, "Yes, that's a lot of money and if you get to that cave… I'll give you even more money. So how about it?"
Cail looked at the money before looking at my trusty face. His face showed concern as he quietly said, "But mommy told not to go."
I rub his head, "But she's not as brave as Cail now, is she."
He slowly shook his head, "She's not… but she's quite scary when she's angry."
I nod realizing his aning, "Believe , I know a thing or two about scary won, especially with two of them live beside ."
"You have two of them!"
"Yes, but even while their scary, it's who decides where I am allowed to go or not." I said as Cail thought hard about what I said. "But don't worry too much, if you don't want to go then we don't have to go."
"You won't get mad, mister?" Cail asked as I denied his words.
"No I wouldn't. I'm just curious about what there is, it's not a big deal." Then I turned around, "But if you actually went there you would have been able to prove your mommy and friends wrong."
"Hmm!" Cail looked at my back in concentration. He thought about my what I said and nodded to himself.
'He's right! If I actually went there then both mommy, Giri, Colan, Jiji and the others would stop saying all those things and actually respect !... but'
Cail looked at , "Mister… what if there's actually ghosts there?"
"Ghosts? Don't worry about such things like that. Look over there," I point towards the place where the trees are cut off, "I did all of that, you know."
"Whoa, you did! That's amazing."
"So how about it, wanna co with on a great adventure?" I gave my hand as Cail thought for a bit before taking it.
…
A few hours later…
"I think we are close to it, mister." Cail said as I wanted to smack his head.
He's been saying that for a while now but we still didn't find the place. I reckon the kid might have taken a wrong step at one ti and might have gotten us lost.
I sigh while shoving away the large leafs covering my face, "Kid, you sure we aren't lost?"
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"No no, We are close, I know it." Cail moved a bit ahead before his eyes flashed in recognition.
"There it is!"
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