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The Hand of Dust

Long ago, there was a boy named Matthew. He lost his parents, so he stayed at an orphanage.
One morning, he woke up and checked his mailbox as usual, though everyone in the orphanage barely got mail. To his surprise, he found a ragged piece of parchment. He rushed to share his finding with his friends, Max and Paul.
“Can you believe it guys? I actually got mail,” said Matthew in an energetic tone.
“Read it then,” said Paul.
“Dear Matthew,
I don’t want to tell you this, but for the rest of your life, you will be stalked by the hand of dust unless you find the home of the creature.
~~~~Anonymous~~~~” Matthew read.
“What is that type of monster?” asked Max.
“Looks like we have to find out,” said Matthew.
Suddenly, a jagged gray circle with five thick lines appeared in the air.
“What in the world is that!” said Paul in a horrified voice.
Matthew and Max turned around, and what looked like a hand was now floating to the rusty and crumbling back door.
“Do you think it is floating back to its home?” Matthew wondered.
“Let’s follow it then,” said Max.
So, they started following the hand when no one was looking.
Matthew, Max and Paul followed the creature everywhere. They soon ended up in an eerily deserted jungle without any traces of life. Then the hand abruptly disappeared.
“Where did it go?” asked Paul.
“Don’t ask me,” said Matthew.
All of a sudden, a light appeared from what looked like a rundown camper cabin. Matthew was the only one that crept closer. He saw two figures walking around in the house, so he went close enough to open the door that was covered by vines. When he did, a voice said, “Welcome, son.”
Matthew turned around and saw a man and a woman in their middle age.
“Mom and dad?” said Matthew. “Is that really you?”
“Yes,” said the mom and dad, “You will call this home from now on.”

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