Finish the Tale Contest: The mysterious star

No one in the village had seen the stars for a hundred years-until the night Charlie disappeared. The aged men and women who had lived many years knew something was wrong. To the young who never saw the light of the stars found it astonishing. Abas, an old man aged 350 laid on his bed frail, unable to see , talk, or walk, heard the disturbing cry from the surrounding, his loud humming calling the attention of Ade, his son. He lifted a note which he had written on it, "It's a bait". Ade stood there looking puzzled, waiting for clarity from his dad.

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Abas wrote once again, this time with lengthy details. "It's a circle of 10 years, and whenever it comes, it tries to steal from the community. People believe it's the gods that return to take from its people the young ones and Charlie must have been taken. To avoid more loss, tell the people to hide their young ones indoors for 3 days until the stars are no longer seen". Ade quickly ran to where the community gathered gazing at the star that had grown bigger and closer. "Hide your young ones inside, it's a bait to steal from us". Ade shouted, running from each end and urging them.

People who got the message hastily hid their children inside and a few ridiculed him, "How does this steal from anyone?" They say , laughing loud, assuming him to have gone mad. It was only a few moments before they noticed more disappearance, the star now closer than it was, but only a few young ones were fortunate to escape the raring star.