‘Clarence!’ shouted Jamie once again. ‘Where are you?’
‘No need to shout old boy!’
Jamie jumped with shock and turned around to see that the small aging clurtle standing right behind him. Clarence looked at Jamie with a warm smile upon his face.
‘So, how did you get on?’ asked Clarence.
‘Oh Clarence, it was amazing! You should have seen me! I found a chest with some warm clothes inside, then…’ Jamie continued to describe all that had happened on his adventure in the snowy mountains. Clarence listened attentively.
Before too long the sky had turned completely black, but it was by no means dark. It was covered with a vast array of stars shining brightly like silver glitter spread across black sugar paper. The light from above created moonlit shadows all around, giving the cloudscape an even more magical atmosphere.
‘It’s so beautiful up here,’ said Jamie as he walked along with Clarence.
‘Now you can understand why I have been up here for such a long time,’ chuckled the clurtle.
As the two friends passed a tall mountain of cloud Jamie spotted something in the distance and pointed it out to Clarence.
‘What’s that over there?’
‘Ah, that’s for you my boy!’ said Clarence as he saw the green glowing area.
As they got closer, Jamie noticed the green glow was coming from a large group of sparkle worms. There must have been over two hundred of them huddled around a rectangular departure door.
‘That’s for me?’ asked Jamie.
‘Yes, it is my boy. You cannot stay up here forever, as much as I might like that. You have a home to return to!’
Jamie knew that Clarence was right, but it did not stop him feeling a tinge of sadness. He had enjoyed making a new friend and discovering an unknown world in the clouds.
‘Will I ever see you again?’ asked Jamie.
‘My boy, I will be here for many years yet. Clurtles have a much longer lifespan than humans you know!’
And with that Clarence began to nudge Jamie with his head.
‘What are you doing?’ asked Jamie.
‘Nearly there,’ said Clarence.
‘Oh not again,’ said Jamie as he realised what was happening. Clarence gave him one final push, which caused Jamie to lose his balance and fall straight through the departure doorway.
‘Goodbye Jamie!’ shouted Clarence.
‘AAAAHHHHHHH!! GOOOOOOD BYYYYYEE!!’ replied Jamie as he fell at high speed. ‘GOOOOD BYYYYYEEE!!’
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