Libby and the Parisian Puzzle by Jo Clarke

Author:Jo Clarke
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Firefly Press
Published: 2022-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

When Libby woke up, the room was in complete darkness. Connie was fast asleep. Libby checked the time on her clock: it was just after one o’clock. She heard a yowling noise outside. I bet it’s that stray cat again, she thought. He’s probably trying to get back into school to find a warm spot to sleep in. Maybe his screeching had woken her up.

She shivered as she padded over to open the window to check. Looking outside, she started, as a light flashed on and off. Ducking back, she searched up and down until she spotted a figure hidden in the shadows by the lamp post.

‘Connie,’ she whispered.

Connie didn’t stir.

She went over and roughly shook her. ‘Wake up!’

Connie jumped up. ‘What?’ She looked at her clock. ‘It’s the middle of the night!’

Libby put her finger to her lips. ‘Never mind, come here.’ She beckoned her over and pointed to the figure below. ‘Look.’

Connie shrugged. ‘So?’ She rubbed her eyes. ‘Is that what you woke me up for?’

‘Someone is lurking outside the school! I saw them signal with a light, on and off.’

‘I’m too tired to care,’ Connie yawned. ‘Go back to bed, Libby.’

They both heard a noise and looked down. The school’s front door opened beneath them. Someone crossed the street to the shadowy figure. The light from the lamp post illuminated their face just long enough for Libby and Connie to see who it was.

‘Miss Browne!’ said Libby. ‘Why is she sneaking out of the school in the middle of the night?’

‘That is strange,’ Connie agreed.

Watching carefully, Libby could see the figure hand over a parcel to Miss Browne. She opened it up and took out what looked like a small box but Libby was too far away to see what was inside. The other person – Libby could see now it was a man – headed off into the darkness.

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