Erasing: Shadows by Rose K.D

Author:Rose, K.D. [Rose, K.D.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-05-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Ada Jo

Madison woke up in her parent's room, still sleeping on her mother's blankets. The time said 11:00 p.m. From the sounds downstairs, she could tell some others had arrived and were with her dad and grandmother. She guessed this might be an all-nighter for them.

She got up to go to the bathroom, and, in doing so, her left foot tripped over the corner of something under the bed. After grabbing her toes, she took a look at the object. It was a large book, judging from the corner. She pulled it out.

It was leather bound and ornate with a cameo on the front. Someone cared about this book, she thought. She opened it to the first page. In someone's handwriting, the book said:

The Adventures of the High Five Gang

She wondered if either of her parents were writing a book. It looked more like her dad's handwriting than her mother. She glanced at the door. She didn't know how long she had been asleep but guessed that whatever was going to happen with her grandmother and father was going to take a while.

Unable to stop herself, she opened more of the book. "Oh my gosh!" she said under her breath when she turned the page. This wasn't a novel in progress at all. The first page contained an oath and the signatures of her father, her mother, and all their friends. Holy crap! she thought. No longer sleepy, she read with excitement.

The following people solemnly swear to keep all adventures of the High Five Gang sacred and secret, until such a time, if any, that the gang disbands or another member comes on board.

Signed: The High Five Gang

Michael Ross

Mira Thomas Ross

Jonathan Ross

Lu Rose

Onie Peyton

Zachary Brian Ingram (this name was added later)

Trina Johnson (this name was added later)

The book entries started in 1987. She looked to the last entry—it had been made this week! But in between, the entries had stopped for the most part by 1996—the year of her birth! There were only a few entries here and there in between, mostly by her mom. She saw Stu was mentioned in some of these in-between entries.

Madison slid the book under the covers and went to the bathroom. When she came out, she quietly closed the door to the bedroom and listened for people. Hearing nothing, she opened the page to the first entry. Her parents log of other world adventures when they were young. How exciting! Oh, she was going to read this thing all right, and nothing was going to stop her.

***

Mira had finally stopped running blindly. She still sat, crying under a tree. Everything around her was dark and foreboding. Even the trees looked menacing. At least she was away from the woman who yelled, thought her four-year-old mind. She looked around. Nope, it was someplace worse. No yelling but everything was scary. It looked like it was about to rain, too. Mira crouched near a bush under a tree, her knees, and shoes covered in dirt.

She

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