Chapter 2
Early that morning, the trio of rabbits spent no time thinking of what they were doing – no time at all. It was the middle of winter. Like bullets raining over your head, snow rained down. The wind whistled wildly. It was freezing, but they had no time to spare. They still had courage and hope to venture on.
As morning advanced, Lily, Luca and Lucia could make out a silhouette in the far distance of the Gnome Nightmare Tower. Unfortunately, they their mystical journey had 3 hours left, judging by the map.
“That tower better not have any of the G-G-G-G-Gorm in it,” stammered Lily (the youngest), who was hopping faster than usual.
“Don’t worry. I’m sure the Gorm won’t be there,” replied Lucia.
“Oooo OK,” answered Lily, who was still hopping faster than usual.
By midnight, the exhausted rabbits had reached The Gnome Nightmare Tower, finding a metal grid with loose screws bent into a rustic, ancient ladder, which had white paint peeling off and a handle bent towards them. They quickly opened the grid and hopped down….Cobwebs lingered in the corner. It was a dungeon! Glass was scattered on the dusty, stone cold floor, windows were caged with bars and the ceiling was covered with wet tissues that had cold water dripping slowly like a clock ticking every minute. Wooden crates hid underneath the bed with broken springs and a stripy cover with what seemed to smell and look like coffee stains on it.
Watching and listening to every word the young rabbits said, a gnome glared at them as they looked around. The gnome was perched on a wooden plank with a brick covered with meal worms. It had missing limbs. Half of its face had rotted and its arm had a worm with red veins poking out of the deep, dark holes.
It was moments later they heard a clang – a door maybe? A shadow was spotted behind the door. The three rabbits quickly jumped under the bed to hide. The shadow moved into the room and stopped.
“Shhh!” hushed Luca. Beating like a drum, their hearts pounded inside. So many questions rushed to their heads. What was this shadow? Was it someone to save them? Their ears bolted up! Staring and watching. What could happen next?
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