Melody Bittersweet and the Girls' Ghostbusting Agency by Kitty French

Author:Kitty French [French, Kitty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-78681-038-0
Publisher: Bookouture

Chapter Thirteen

Girls? For a second I’m confused, and then the mists clear. Nikki and Vikki, Leo’s Barbie Twins have locked us in the cellar.

‘Leo’s out there?’ I’m genuinely shocked and more than a little bit hurt. Despite Gran’s stunt with the armour, I thought we had more respect for each other than this.

‘I didn’t see anyone else but those two women. I don’t think their boss is here.’ Isaac frowns.

Marina, on hearing my words, barges up the steps and bangs hard on the door. ‘I’ll kill you for this, Leo Dark. Open this frigging door this minute, and then you better hope you can outrun me!’

‘I’m not sure he’s here, Marina,’ I say quietly. ‘Isaac seems to think it’s just the twins.’

‘You’ve got to be kidding me.’ She hammers her fists against the thick old door, furious. ‘I’m seriously losing my temper in here! You two are so dead when you open this door.’

To be absolutely honest, I don’t think she’s helping our cause. If I was one of the twins, I wouldn’t let her out for fear of what she’d do.

We freeze, waiting. Deathly silence. We wait some more. Still nothing.

‘Isaac, go and find out what’s happening.’

‘I’m not sure I appreciate being used as a go between,’ he grumbles.

‘Well, I can’t exactly do it myself can I?’ I hiss. ‘Please?’

‘Fine,’ he relents ungraciously. ‘Wait there.’

‘Well, I’m hardly likely to go anywhere else, am I?’

I stand back as he disappears back through the door and let Marina and Artie, who by now have taken a seat on the stairs, know what’s happening.

‘Can you believe those two?’ Marina says, sticking two sticks of fresh gum into her mouth at the same time and chewing aggressively.

‘Honestly? No. I really can’t,’ I say. I find it hard to imagine the twins doing anything without being expressly told to, I’m guilty of assigning them no free will at all. In my head, they’re Leo’s glamorous autobots, sort of similar to how Paris Hilton might have a pair of teacup pigs in her handbag just for show. I have underestimated them at my own peril.

Lloyd strolls through the closed door, looking far too smug for my liking. He’s clearly enjoying this.

‘Is this a bad moment to mention that those two ladies are leaving and they appear to have taken the key with them?’

‘Leaving? They can’t leave us down here!’ I practically shout, and Marina and Artie both jump up at the same time.

‘Get your scrawny arses back here and open this fucking door this instant!’ Marina lets rip, but all we hear is the resounding slam of the front door echoing around the high-ceilinged hall.

‘Oh shit,’ I whisper, clutching my face between my flattened palms. ‘They’ve only actually gone and bloody left us.’

‘I wish I’d brought my lunch box with me,’ Artie says, and we both stare at him, incredulous.

‘Sorry.’ He looks crestfallen. ‘It’s egg sandwiches, my favourite.’

‘I think that’s my cue to leave you all to it.’ Lloyd gives me a superior little smile

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