The Hobbit's Alphabet 18/26
R is for ready
"Ready?" Merry looked down into the water below them.
Why were they doing this? Stupid dares, stupid Fatty, stupid ale that made him agree!
What had he been thinking? Well, he knew what. He’d been thinking of Pippin, laughing and smiling and singing all day. Pippin with his arms around Merry, leaning on Merry, pressing his forehead against his cousin’s so all Merry had to do was lean forward and…
“Merry?”
“Yes?”
“Are you ready?”
No, I’m not. I want to go home… Merry forced a smile and linked his fingers with Pippin’s. “Yes.”
And then they jumped.
"Ready?" Merry looked down into the water below them.
Why were they doing this? Stupid dares, stupid Fatty, stupid ale that made him agree!
What had he been thinking? Well, he knew what. He’d been thinking of Pippin, laughing and smiling and singing all day. Pippin with his arms around Merry, leaning on Merry, pressing his forehead against his cousin’s so all Merry had to do was lean forward and…
“Merry?”
“Yes?”
“Are you ready?”
No, I’m not. I want to go home… Merry forced a smile and linked his fingers with Pippin’s. “Yes.”
And then they jumped.