Speaker 1: Amy was bored, not a little bored, not the kind
of board where you could just fix it with a
snack or a video game, or even five minutes of
jumping on the sofa. She was deeply, dramatically bored. Zach
was bored too, But Zach was loud with his boredom.
Oh there's nothing to do, he groaned, sliding down Grandpa's
armchair to the floor. Nothing ever happens here. Both of
them had to go and stay at Grandpa's house, and
neither were happy about it. Grandpa's house was old and
warm and full of ticking sounds. There were books on
the shelves, blankets over the chairs, jars of buttons on
the windowsill, and a smell of toast dust and peppermint sweets.
Amy pressed her face against the rainy window. Oh I
wish we were somewhere exciting, she said, same. Zach muttered,
somewhere with dragons or robots or explosions. Grandpa looked up
from his newspaper, his eyebrows lifted careful.
Speaker 2: He said, Wishing your time away is a dangerous habit.
Speaker 1: Amy sighed, Grandpa, time is going so slowly. Zach pointed
at the tall grandfather clock in the corner. Can't you
make it go faster? The clock was huge and dark brown,
with a golden face and long hands. Its pendulum swung
behind a glass door, back and forth, back and forth,
like it was keeping secrets. Grandpa folded his newspaper.
Speaker 2: That clock, he said, doesn't just tell time.
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