Irish Mist - Sean's Story (Mary O'Reilly Short Story) - Plot & Excerpts
It was just like Sean. Just because someone said not to do something, he had to do it. Their grandmother had warned them to stay away from the woods. Of course Mary didn’t believe the stories about little people, but she did believe there could be wild animals in there or vagrants who might have less than reputable ideas on their minds. Oh, well, there’s nothing else I can do, she thought as she stuck her foot in the same toehold Sean had used, I’ve got to go after him.Climbing up and over the fence was accomplished quickly and she soon found Sean’s trail leading straight into the woods. “Sean,” she called tentatively. “Are you in there?”Moving further down the path, she felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand up and stopped. Did she hear a sound from in the woods? Was there something hiding behind the tree next to the path? “Sean, I’m going to tell da you went into the woods,” she called, stomping her foot uselessly in the soft dirt. “You come out here right now!”She waited for a moment and then shook her head angrily. She was not going to lose this game. She was not going to let Sean tell everyone she was a scaredy-cat. She marched forward and entered the forest, her heart pounding against her chest. “Sean,”
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