10,000 Words Part Eight: Gold

The end of the rainbow, when they finally discovered it, turned out to fall dazzlingly, vividly, in a nondescript furniture showroom on the outskirts of town.
Some of the expedition to discover the secret had hoped for gold, handed over willingly by winsome leprechauns. Others had imagined a great, shining staircase, leading to a banquet hall of fierce warrior-gods.
Still others had pictured themselves stepping joyfully into the beams of coloured light and transcending to a higher plane.
It is fair to say that six months interest free credit on a tea-rose patterned sofa-bed was a disappointment to all concerned.