The return of Grimehog Blog 9

The Return of Grimehog Blog no 9

The girl grinned at me and told me I mustn’t stop playing or all the gold would disappear. She also told me how I could collect it. I turned to the machine once again and really concentrated. First though I wished for my finger nails to be short as they were hampering my playing. As I started playing again I suddenly thought, I can wish for the gold to fall to the floor. I made the wish and immediately the golden coins I had already won fell to the ground and rolled around the floor. But oh, how my fingers hurt with my nails gone. I mustn’t stop though. I went on playing and soon there were lots of gold coins around the room. I stopped and started to collect them. How that hurt without my nails. I had several in my arms when I felt something take hold of me. I couldn’t fling my fingers to make magic or I would lose my coins. Whatever it was, it was grabbing me tighter and tighter and winding something round me. Soon I couldn’t move, see or talk. What was happening?