inkling teen magazine 2021 - Flipbook - Page 9
"Hello?", you say cautiously, but the attic
remains silent. After a moment, you start
clearing things out again, but you've lost
the easiness you had yesterday.
On the third day (how did your
grandparents get this much stuff?) you
take your turn and move another piece on
the chess set. You're just curious, really.
You're pretty sure it's your grandparents
playing, but you still want to see how it
turns out.
The attic is full of other treasures;
photographs, journals, and things old
enough to belong in a museum. The
amount of dust is enough to create an
army of dust bunnies, so after lunch you
finally decide to vacuum.
On the fourth day, your opponent has
made their move. You grin and play your
turn. This is starting to be fun.
By the fifth day, you've fallen into a
routine. There's a fan in the attic now, and
it gives some semblance of relief from the
heat. Cookies are still a daily occurrence,
as is lemonade. The chess game continues,
though both your grandparents insist they
haven't touched it.
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