Leah's+fabulous+story!

 **Mo’ money, Mo’ problems. **   The story starts in Fire Creek, West Virginia, deep in the coal mines in the year of 1878. Michael was a very hardworking man who loved his job at the mines. He was very muscular and had long brown hair that never seemed to be clean. Michael always took care of all his co-workers, helping them with their load of work, and just offering a hand when ever someone needed it. He was very well thought of.

Although Michael was very popular within the town, he was still unmarried, didn’t have any kids, and didn’t have any family members. Even though he was alone most of the time, he still was one of the happiest guys around. He knew he didn’t have much, but he learned to just be content with what he had.

One day while Michael was at work, a part of the mine caved in. Michael was the first to run and try to help the men trapped behind the fallen rocks and debris. He saved twenty-two lives that day, but in return, gave his own. The town was shocked when they heard the news of what happened to Michael, and they decided to make a monument to remember him in the town, and to lay him to rest in the mine along with some of his most valuable things.

In the same little town of Fire Creek, during 1990, there were three little boys who loved adventure. They always ran around the town pretending to be on some crazy adventure given to them by the Almighty Hexar. Tommy and Billy were twin brothers who had just turned 12, and then there was Jeffery. Jeffery was only 9, and Tommy and Billy always left him out because he was so much younger than them.

Everyone in the town knew of the story about Michael down in the mines. Tommy, Billy, and Jeffery loved to hear this story at night. They loved the idea of a man risking his life just to save everyone else. It was just the kind of adventure the Almighty Hexar always sent them on. One night, while the boys where having a sleepover in Jeffery’s back yard, they came up with a plan to go down to the old mine and pretend to save lives, just as Michael did. The next day they were to get up and tell their parents they were going in town to play and just hang out, and then they were going to sneak off into the old mines.

Once they got down there, Jeffery started to get kind of nervous about the whole situation and started to cry. “You guys, I don’t think this is such a good idea anymore!” cried Jeffery. “Can it, little kid”, Tommy yelled back, “C’mon Billy, let’s go save some lives!” Billy and Tommy ran into the mine without even thinking twice about it, “Wait up, guys!” screamed Billy while running into the mine after them.

Billy was leading the boys further down into the mine stopping randomly to look at marks on the wall that the miners made all those years ago. They were fascinated by everything that was around them.

After walking a little while and stopping to gaze at the walls, they came up to a huge barricade of rocks and coal in the middle of the mine. The boys’ imagination started going wild once they realized that this is probably where Michael gave his life, they started thinking of everything that had happened when they mine caved in, and then they started to play. Billy decided he was going to be Michael and save Tommy and Jeffery from the falling rocks.

After about ten minutes of playing, they heard a strange noise come from deeper in the tunnel. “What was that?!” Jeffery said horrified to hear the answer. Tommy ran off yelling, “Our first real adventure! Come on guys!”. Billy followed not far behind Tommy and then came Billy. “Tommy, do you really think it’s a good idea to go further back into the mine? What if it caves in like it did on Michael and all those workers?!” asked Jeffery,”You worry too much, kid. Just come on. It’ll be fun!” called back Billy.

Tommy and Billy stopped in amazement when they stumbled upon Michael tomb. Once Jeffery caught up and caught his breath and said, “Um, please tell me I’m not the only one that sees the gigantic tomb surrounded by money!” No body moved for a short period of time, and then all of a sudden Billy ran over to the tomb. “This is so...awesome!” Tommy agreed and joined him by the tomb. Tommy started to look around at all the money and then started to stuff his pockets with all the money he could. Jeffery gasped and yelled, “Put that back! You know your mom taught you better than to steal, especially from the dead!”, “All the more reason to steal it! Michael has no need for this money anymore!” said Tommy. Just as Tommy said that, they heard a loud crash behind them. They all turned and to see a tall muscular man with long brown hair starring at them.

Jeffery screamed and ran to hide behind the twins. ”Who are you?!” Tommy managed to ask. The man didn’t answer. “Don’t be shy mister! Who are you??” yelled out Billy. The man started to walk towards them and said, “Didn’t your mother teach you boys not to steal? I know good and well that, that is not your money. You need to put it back before something bad happens to you.”

The boys didn’t take the mans warning. They ran out of the mine with all the money that they could have possibly fit in their pockets. That night, all three of the buys kept having terrible nightmares, and weird things kept happening to them. They returned the money to the tomb the very next day and vowed never to steal again.