A Hole in the Ground

Mysterious Hole in the Ground

         Joe and his neighbors stood around staring at the small two-inch hole in the ground in his backyard.

         Clive poked at it with a long stick, “What is it?” poking some more. “I dunno. I don’t remember if it’s been there before or if it just happened?” he replied.

         George kicks at it with his shoe, “Give me that stick” grabbing the three foot stick from Clive. Crouching, he puts the stick in the hole until the very end barely stuck out. Pumping it, “I don’t feel a bottom” he informed them. Their curiosity peaked. “Yeah, now try to touch the sides with the stick” Joe instructed. “What the deuce?…” George cuts out. “I know” said Joe, adding; “Nothing. No sides, no bottom. We are not standing on solid ground gentlemen.”

         Clive, now sickly pale, peers up at them after looking in the hole, “There’s…an…eye…looking…at…me…”