Hide and Shriek_Super Special by Melissa J. Morgan

Author:Melissa J. Morgan [Morgan, Melissa J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: young adult, Horror
ISBN: 9780448444529
Goodreads: 437454
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Published: 2007-04-19T00:00:00+00:00

Once we arrived in Swansea. I warned Daniella to drop us at the end of the street rather than risk going up to the house, but as soon as we peeled around the corner, we realised our mistake.

With a steep set of steps up to the house, Minto and Black had the perfect view of us from where the two of them were sitting, beer bottles in hand.

My instinct was to throw Sindy out of the car and have Daniella drive off, but given it was a no-through road, negotiating a three-point turn would have hardly made for a quick getaway.

‘He’s there!’ Sindy said, throwing open her door. It was like nothing had happened between them. ‘Come and say hello,’ she said to us both. ‘He’ll want to see you before you go.’

Daniella and I looked at one another, probably both formulating the same flimsy excuse, but I saw Daniella’s gaze shift over my shoulder, and I knew Minto was already on the pavement, peering in at us.

‘Not even going to get your young lady to turn off the engine?’ he said as I wound down the window. ‘Not being anti-social again, are you, Mr Johnston?’

‘We’re in a bit of a rush,’ I said. ‘We just wanted to quickly drop Sindy off.’

I heard his fat fingers drum against the roof as he remained stooped at the side of us. ‘Sounds like you all had quite the awayday, Sinds,’ he said. ‘Down by the seaside, beside the sea.’

‘It was quite a surprise,’ Daniella said, leaning across me. ‘Amazing how Sindy managed to get hold of Alec’s address like that.’

The comment did nothing to break the deadlock. Minto looked back at her, unsmiling.

‘That’s the beauty of a phone book, I guess,’ I said. Why I was tripping over myself to smooth things over for Minto, I had no idea.

‘No phone book required,’ he said. ‘I’ve got both your home addresses safe in my possession. Just in case. You know how it is.’ And he kept his eyes on us, waiting for a reaction that didn’t come.

‘They were both really nice to me,’ Sindy said, nudging up against him. ‘They let me buy some sweets and a Smash Hits on the way home.’

‘All cashed-up and kindness, aren’t they?’ Minto said. ‘Anyway, there’ll be a few people glad to see you; what with us not knowing where you’d gone an’ all. It doesn’t do to just fuck off like that, Sindy.’ He caught her arm as she was about to leave. ‘I need to know where you are.’ His eyes switched to me again. ‘I was afraid I’d have to track you down and bother these good folks’ families.’

‘I know,’ she murmured. ‘Sorry. I just thought you might need some time to calm –’

‘If I need some time to cool off, gal, you’ll know about. All right?’

She nodded.

‘Now go inside. See Gazza – he’s been asking for you.’

Sindy looked at us and smiled. ‘See you,’ she said. And she ran up the road in that gawky way of hers and disappeared into the house.

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