From the road, it looked like the End of the Rainbow.

Hilary and Donnie were excited at the thought of finding the Crock of Gold with its unmeasurable riches. Together they had conned thousands of people out of their homes and money, greed having overtaken their senses years ago.

They could see the exact spot where the rainbow touched the ground. It would be so easy!

As they approached the site, they passed through a light mist they hadn’t noticed at the rainbow’s base.They also hadn’t seen the pulsation of light through the colourful column, nor the occasional shadowed form that was lifted upwards into the clouds.

They began to dig.
In the half-light, Hilary looked up and saw Donnie staring at her.
‘You’re glowing,’ he said…

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