Sleepy Fox Hollow From outside of time

Elfie had not expected to be given the lead role and, when Stag had got in the weird position and begun to count, he did not move right away. Instead he sat and observed the other boy curiously, wondering, if he too had some kind of headache and only moments later remembering that - hey - he had a job to do. 

Which set a wave of panic - he grabbed the stick, looked around nervously, took few unsure steps in one direction then in the other and on the third take he almost lost the stick completely. He did not know, where to hide the stick, let alone hide himself. The counting did not help to make him feel much better either.

Finally he dashed off without looking around much, tripped over some rocks and tumbled down a steep slope. He slammed on the ground with an "oof", the stick left his jaws and continued it's fall down, while Elfie remained perched on the edge and was watching it move away with horror-struck eyes. Darn, darn, darn! He could not even play a game right!