Lost No More (Ghost No More Series Book 2) by James CeeCee

Author:James, CeeCee [James, CeeCee]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: CeeCee James
Published: 2014-08-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Mom sped up into Chloe’s driveway and parked the car, where it shuddered a few times before the engine shut off. The four of us piled out, hauling our back packs after us. The porch light flipped on as we closed the car door, and Chloe came out onto the porch with her arms crossed to wait.

“I just can’t deal with this anymore.” Mom frowned.

“Oh my goodness,” Chloe said. “Well, come in everyone! Come in.”

We filed into her house one by one. Mom set her stuff on the couch while the three of us boys stood awkwardly against the living room wall. There was one lamp on, and I was glad it was dark. I felt kind of embarrassed for bursting in like some homeless refugee.

“Make yourself at home. Sit down wherever.” Chloe fluttered about in green slippers. “Have you eaten?”

Mom sighed. “I was just putting the meatloaf in the oven when he started in.”

“Oh dear.”

“Yes, you remember what I was telling you earlier? He’s always the same.”

“You poor thing,” Chloe clucked her tongue. “All right then. Well, let’s see what I have.”

Chloe disappeared into the kitchen. The fridge door opened. There was a long pause, then we heard clinks of jars and containers being pushed around. It sounded like a desperate hope that something would materialize behind the jars that would feed three boys.

It didn’t sound too promising though, because then the fridge shut and the cupboard doors clattered.

My brothers and I trooped like robots over to the couch and sat. David smacked my knee with his, staring straight ahead like he didn’t do nothing. I bumped him back harder.

Chloe reappeared in the doorway. “Okay, how’s peanut butter and jelly sandwiches sound?” She gave a little laugh. “I guess I need to go shopping.”

“That’s fine, that’s good,” Mom said reassuringly. “We don’t want to put you out.”

“Oh, it’s no trouble.” Chloe went back into the kitchen. This time Mom followed.

Their voices were low, but I could hear them talking. We stayed quiet in the living room all wishing, I think, that we were back in our woods. A few minutes later they both came out with plates of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

“I know how boys like to eat,” Chloe said with a nod in our direction.

Peanut butter and jelly was my least favorite food ever, but Mom gave me a glare behind Chloe’s back. I picked one up and held it tentatively. Grape jelly oozed out of the side.

“Mmm,” I took a bite. “So good!”

My brothers grabbed one too. Willie licked up one edge of his sandwich.

Chloe snapped the TV set on and turned it to Wheel of Fortune. My brothers and I stared uninterested, while Mom and Chloe shouted out guesses to the contestants.

“You know they can’t hear you, right Mom?” Willie said.

“Oh shush. You know we’re just having fun,” Mom said.

Just then the phone rang.

It was Dad. How he knew where we were, I had no idea.

“My son’s think I’m a bad man,” he said, his voice so loud I could hear it from where I was sitting.

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