Godt's POV 

As we got closer to our destination, we noticed that the road was getting narrower and narrower. It was a good thing that we had an early start because there was still plenty of sunlight by the time we reached the groundskeeper's house.

The groundskeeper (A/N: his fictional name will be P'Kul) greeted us warmly when we all alighted from our vehicle. Bas ran up to him and hugged him tight.

"P'Kul!" Bas cried, "I missed you so much! How have you been?"

P'Kul held him away, looking him up and down.

"You are all grown up, my little one." he said. "You have grown to be a very fine young man. I'm so proud of you." He hugged Bas warmly and then said, "Come inside my house first, all of you. Let me treat you to some homemade snacks and tea."

He told us that he had worked for Bas' uncle for a very long time, back when Bas was only knee high. He said that Bas was a very mischievous kid, always up to something foolish.

"He still is," I offered the information. We all laughed heartily because we were all in agreement.

We all went inside P'Kul's house. It was a small house but very clean and tidy. His wife greeted us. She was a short plump woman with a very kind and cheerful face.

"We were expecting you at this time," she said, "so I prepared some rice cakes for you."

We all sat down and ate her rice cakes. They tasted of coconut milk and brown sugar. The top of the cake was covered with glazed brown sugar. She cut up the cake into square pieces and gave each one of us a plate. We all helped ourselves and finished up the whole cake in a very short time. We did not ask her what kind of tea she gave us to drink but it tasted sweet and tangy. The taste seemed to be a combination of pomegranate and citrus.

"We better get going," P'Kul announced, "it's going to be a long walk to reach your cottage."

We all thanked his wife. Then P'Kul called for his son (A/N: son's made up name will be Kong) to help us carry our stuff to the cottage.

By the time we reached the cottage, we were all tired and sweaty.

We thanked P'Kul and Kong for helping us to carry our stuff to our cottage. They told us to think nothing of it and said they would be around if we needed any help for anything. We thanked them again and then we all looked around and at each other.

 We were all by ourselves now...finally...we were away from the crazy hectic world of entertainment...a world where we had to go by the demands that were made of us...where everything we said or did were mostly scripted...where we always had to watch what we said or did, especially in front of the cameras...a world where we were always on edge...very careful about making mistakes...but now...now...WE WERE FREE TO BE OURSELVES!!!!!

We ran to each other for a group hug. We hugged each other tight and for a very long time. When we broke apart our eyes were glistening from the tears that were threatening to spill over but they were tears of happiness.  The taste of freedom was precious and priceless.