Mystery of the Mummy's Curse by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner [Warner, Gertrude Chandler]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4532-2145-7
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2011-10-26T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

The Feeling of Being Watched

The next morning, Pete met the Aldens at the door to the prep room. “Sam isn’t here yet, but you can wait for her in there.”

As Pete headed back down the hall toward the stairs, the children pushed open the door to the prep room. It was dark and quiet inside.

At the end of the room the Aldens could make out the coffin where the mummy lay.

For a moment no one said or did anything. The room felt creepy with no one around but the mummy.

Then Jessie broke the silence. “What are we waiting for? Let’s go in.” She led the way inside and turned on the light. Suddenly it was just an ordinary room.

“When do you think Sam will get here?” Benny asked.

“I wish she’d told us what she needed us to do today” said Jessie. “We could have gotten started—we have only two days left until the exhibit opens.”

“I know what we can work on,” Violet said. “Remember Sam said she was meeting with the person who’s designing the guide for the exhibit? Well, what if we made a special guide for kids?” Violet asked.

“What do you mean?” asked Jessie.

“It could give some information about ancient Egypt that kids might like to know,” Violet said.

“It could explain how they make mummies,” Benny put in.

“And we could make up some games and activities about the exhibit, too,” Violet added.

“This is like doing a report on Egypt, only more fan,” Jessie said. “I’ll go down to Pete’s office and see if he has some books we can use for research.”

“Great idea,” Violet said. “I’ll come with you.”

When they had left, Benny said, “I’ll make up some games for the guide. I’m good at games.” He looked around the room for a place to sit. It was a small room. Most of it was filled with the tables of artifacts, waiting to be arranged in the display cases. Benny didn’t think it would be right to sit down at Sam’s desk. The little bit of extra space at the end of the room held the coffin. Benny remembered the mummy’s curse and shivered.

“Why don’t you go in the exhibit hall? You can sit down on the floor in there,” Henry suggested, unlocking the door for his little brother. “I’m going to stay in here and look at the artifacts to get some ideas.”

“Okay,” Benny said. He pushed open the door to the exhibit hall. There were no windows and it was dark and eerily quiet inside. He felt on the wall for a light switch but didn’t feel any. “Henry?” he called back into the prep room.

Henry was concentrating on the artifacts and didn’t answer.

“Henry?” he called again.

“Yes?” Henry said at last.

“Where’s the light switch?” Benny asked.

“It’s over by the main entrance,” Henry said.

“Oh, okay,” said Benny. All he had to do was walk across the room and turn on the light. But for some reason he felt nervous. He felt as if he weren’t alone in the room, as if someone were hiding in the darkness.

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