“Don’t you lie to me, Daniel! What’d’you see!”
“Nuttin’.”
“I know you saw somethin’, you tell me what you saw!”
“I ain’t tellin’ you nuttin’.”
“You tell me what you saw or I’ll beat you like there ain’t no tomorrow!”
“I saw you, that s’all. You an’ that boy were kissin’. That s’all.”
“You ain’t lyin’ to me, are you?”
“No, I ain’t lyin’.”
“I don’ believe you.”
“I said I ain’t lyin’.”
“Good. Now you best not tell mum you saw me kissin’ Tom, or I really will beat you.”
The door slammed.
“What’d you really see, Danny?”
“Nuttin’.”
“She’s gone now, tell me.”
“I saw ‘er change, and that boy too. They were kissin’, sitting on the swing in the woods, an’ ev’rythin’ got all sparkly.”
“Sparkly? Danny, you weren’t drinkin’ no beer, were you?”
“No! I shoulda known you’d get weird. If you wan’ me to tell you, you hafta promise not to get all weird.”
“I promise.”
“Ev’rythin’ got all sparkly and glowy an’ it weren’t even mornin’ yet. The sky was all dark, except for in the circle where the swing was. It was’like the ground was glowin’ pink and yella.”
“You don’ think they found a fairy ring, d’you?”
“No, I think that boy and my sis made’un.”
“Mapel is a fairy-folk?”
“Tom musta made’er one.”
“How?”
“I dunno, but listen next!”
“I’m list’nin’.”
“She an’ Tom stood up. Mapel was all lookin’ ‘round--laughin’. Tom went ‘round behind’er and all of a sudden they both’ad wings! Like butterfly wings! Tom whispered to her, something about takin’er away. But then I made’a noise and they looked over to where I was an’ I ran. I got home as fast’as I could, an’ that’s when I found’you.”
“That’s why Mapel was’all upset? Tom was gonna take her away, and you ruined’t.”
“Good I ruined’it. If I hadn’t, she might be gone for’ver!”
“D’you think Tom will go afta’er again?”
“I dunno, but’I hope not.”
“Maybe ‘e’ll go afta’you? I ‘eard fairy-folk get real mad when their plans get ruined. I bet they’ll send some’un afta you!”
“Stop it, Guen. Ain’t nobody gonna get me, and nobody is gonna get Mapel either.”
“I dunno, Danny. You best be careful.”
“I best be nuttin’. You keep you’re mouth shut.”
“All righ’, I was just foolin’! You wanna go out an’ play, now? Maybe we can go fin’ that fairy ring.”
Laughter.
“You ain’t scared, Guen?”
“Why would’I be?”
“You don’ wanna get taken, d’you?”
“I won’ get taken. Come’on!”
A second door slam.
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Reminds me of Faulkner..with a fantasy twist. Dig the dialogue. Thanks for the read and Write on 
