"Calm down you 'rat-bag,' I'm old you know" replied another from within the brush. A head popped out, slightly wind-beaten and worn, "where ya to?" he asked. There was a small rustling to the right of him, "Not tellin'!" the voice yelled again. "I got better hearin' than you may think, me laddy. I know where yer too Danny!" said the old man sneakily as he gently eased himself from some brambles. There was a short silence of anticipation until finally a small boy of around 7 years old came darting out of the bushes, "ha, ha, but you still can't catch me!"

"Yer right there!" muttered the old man to himself. "You don't half wear me out, I tell ya!"

"When are we going to your den Granddad?" asked Danny, with the same tone as the last few times. "We're nearly there" replied the Grandfather. "Where's Jess?"

"I dunno, probably in the river again"

"Oh bugger, your Grandma in't gonna be best pleased I'm thinking." The Granddad then put his fingers to his mouth and let out a high-amplified whistle. The two of them stood still, awaiting some kind of movement. Quickly their eyes flew right to see a light brown lurcher sprint towards them with a look of de

"Yeah, just... just a bit of arthritis kickin' in. Come on then." They began walking for a short time until they came across a field that squeezed between huge woodland and a large trading estate hidden behind new-planted trees and a 10-foot fence. "Danny, if you look just around the corner here you might spot a small opening down the bottom."

"He did brilliantly!" Said his wife cutting in. "Your Grandson saved the day!"

"Cool!" Exclaimed Danny, "was it scary?" His Granddad didn't reply, for he was deep in thought. "Granddad?" Repeated Danny.

Evening fell and all light was almost gone. Bobby polished off the last of the apple crumble, jumped off his chair, and ran over to his bag. "Can I have some food to take over to Wills please Ma?"

"Well...I was crying to start with when you wouldn't get up. Then I went and told a couple of boys that was playing near by who helped me by running home and telling Grandma. Then we called the ambulance!" Danny dug deep into his pocket and pulled out a packet of marzipan. "I got this or you to eat." He handed him the packet. "Agh, thank you." He pulled over Danny and gave him a big hug. "I love you. Thankyou"

"Yes thanks, I'm fine. How are you?" Replied Bob

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Approximate Word count = 4360
Approximate Pages = 17 (250 words per page double spaced)