{"id":3976,"date":"2024-04-11T00:05:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T04:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/?p=3976"},"modified":"2024-04-12T12:58:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T16:58:11","slug":"j-jack-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/?p=3976","title":{"rendered":"J – Jack"},"content":{"rendered":"

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J – Jack<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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This continues the story <\/span><\/i>Back to Selat<\/span><\/i><\/a>, followed by <\/span><\/i>D – Darkness<\/span><\/i><\/a>, and <\/span><\/i>F – Fox<\/span><\/i><\/a>. If you haven’t already, you may want to read them first<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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I hoped that taking Fox’s recommendation was the right choice. It was certainly the road less traveled, and it did make a difference, but not the one I expected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The going was hard. It was a slow passage through the overgrowth. I got tangled up in numerous vines across the path, which made it even harder since I didn\u2019t know what I was looking for. I got to a point where I wanted to give up and go back, but I kept on. I couldn\u2019t believe Fox would lie, but it was beginning to look that way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I was glad that my flashlight had lithium batteries, but even still, I knew it would lose power at some point. I didn\u2019t want to be stuck in this dark jungle of a forest if that were to occur.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There were no sounds as I traversed this path, but I did note that I was moving upward to higher ground. I thought I saw a clearing ahead and made my way toward it. As I broke through the last obstacle, I stopped, which was good, for I found myself on the precipice of a very high cliff. Looking down, I saw nothing but a line of ragged rocks below, ready to impale anything or anyone, especially those who stepped off the precipice, intentionally or not. This was a death trap.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As I carefully turned to face the way I had come, the vines and brush I had just walked through closed up; there was nowhere to go. I was trapped. Fox had deliberately sent me here and wanted to get rid of me. But why? Someone I had trusted had something to hide and needed me out of the way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It was then that I heard a kind of stretching sound. You know, the kind of creaking your body makes when you get up in the morning and reach the ceiling to stretch out all your \"\"<\/a>muscles and limbs. Only this time, it wasn\u2019t a body stretching; it was the sound of a rapidly growing plant, specifically a beanstalk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The beanstalk grew until it was just over my head, and climbing it was another familiar face, Jack. Jack stepped onto the precipice and greeted me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d I asked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He replied, \u201cThe caretaker mentioned that it might be a good time to plant one of my magic beans and suggested the bottom of this cliff as an ideal place. I didn\u2019t want to disagree with the caretaker, so that\u2019s what I did.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cInteresting,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jack continued, \u201cThe question is, what are you doing here?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I explained to Jack how I got there and everything I was tasked with doing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThen it\u2019s lucky I came along; I wasn\u2019t even sure that the bean seed would grow.\u201d was Jack\u2019s reaction. \u201cI was hesitant at first, with all the darkness and all. I didn\u2019t know what I would find since I couldn\u2019t see anything. But then again, I never knew what I would find the last time I climbed a beanstalk, and that turned out all right. The bean did grow, only this time, not overnight, but instantly. As I started climbing, I noticed a light shining on top of the cliff. That would have been your flashlight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With Jack\u2019s help and guidance, we climbed down the beanstalk back to firm level ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s your plan now?\u201d Jack asked as we reached the bottom.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI need to find Fox and find out why he lied to me, and I also need to get to Granny\u2019s house and get some answers from her.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I thanked Jack and made off toward Fox\u2019s den. If he was there, he would have a lot of questions to answer.<\/span><\/p>\n

To be continued in<\/i><\/b> L – Lies<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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