THE OTHER SIDE OF RUTH

s old boat with his friend during the afternoon some minutes after he left the arcade which he had found

to their nocturnal flight around the above the heads of the people walking around the silent beach, surfing from one boat to another but in a quick manner so that they won’t get caught by the

there’s

re you sure this

pier heading to the fishing vessel which lay far

mad once he knows that I

your dad to be proud about

y the up

the moo

w to exist around him. He paused for some minutes to think if it would be in their best interest to continue their plan to go fishing at sea since they had come close enough to the boat which he was to inherit from his father someday and the boat was only

the full moon hasn’t a

a rule the elders

ate

but to return hom

’ll make it b

t’s why I said we sho

y here anyway.

arts few hours

it in time

ied convi

e blame for it if we

in mind. For n

or late in the night, only to find out empty vessels and trawlers anchored all around the dock but they made it safely to an edge near the pier even though it was way past their bedtime since the time had cl

of the heavy darkness that cloaked them as soon as they were done tying the boat to a stake of the pier. Then they left the dockyard with bare

istant horning of cars in the town as they head home. After walking a quarter mile from the beach into town, they found most of neighborhood very silent and too serene for them to pass through while some of the street lights had gone off but they weren’t scared nor frightened by

Sean and Robin happened to live in the same vicinity when they saw an old pickup truck heading their way from afar. They heard the car engine clanging from afar as it drove towards them, disturbing the quietness of t

to belong to his father and Robin had also realized that as well since they both possess the opti

ntains with some of tougher members of the pack. Anxiety instantly dawned on him and Robin noticing his demeanor quickly tapped him on the shoulder to instill i

ird chief an

n see

t that they are sti

tual hasn’t

th the air into his nostrils which became thin with

guess w

soon to fe

heck and looked anxiously at Robin

t been paranoid.

because of the ritual bu

nxiety into his throat when he reca

d get angry l

coming vehicle that was just approach

he doesn’t

he would be considerate if you t

ad warned me not to touch h

thoug

widened i

I screwed up lyi

nse and dropped his jaw in acceptance of the possib

ope he’s in a good mood to

h with his right palm when he sudden

I feel

food after ritual, so,

before stepping aside from the main road for the approaching vehicle to halt beside them. Robin followed