The Barrens House by Thalmann S. August

Author:Thalmann, S. August [Thalmann, S. August]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: 40 Hour Books
Published: 2011-09-26T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

As they walked in silence to Corinna’s grave, the sunlight faded completely and the sky grew black. Moonlight filtered through wisps of gray clouds in the night, and shone on Brenna’s long blonde hair.

Wow, Danny thought, walking slightly behind her. She really is beautiful. He wanted to say something to her, something nice, something not about ghosts or graveyards. He wanted to show her he was more than just some scared new kid who moved in down the road from her house. Then he remembered what his mom had told him that morning.

“Brenna,” he said, watching his steps on the uneven ground.

“Yeah?” She was looking forward. She’d obviously been there enough times to be sure of her own footing.

“Yesterday you said you lived the next house down.”

“Yeah? So?”

Danny stopped and looked at her. “So my mom said the next house down is ten miles away.” Brenna stopped briefly, then continued walking. Danny followed.

“It’s not that far,” she said. “The town’s pretty far, but my house is just a few blocks down.” She stopped and looked at him. “We have a long driveway, and the house sits way back in the woods. Your mom just must not have seen it.” She looked down and nodded. “Here we are.”

Danny stared at the wooden marker at the head of Corinna’s grave. It was light enough in the moonlight that he could just barely make out the writing. “Corinna Barrens. 1892 to 1900,” he read aloud, shaking his head. “She was so young.”

They stood in silence for a few moments before Brenna handed him the shovel. “Start digging,” she said.

Danny looked at the shovel. “Uh, I think I’ll just hold the flashlight,” he said. Brenna looked impatient.

“Look,” she said. “Do you want to do this or not? Do you want to be haunted for the rest of your life?” She stared at him coldly. At some point after leaving the back porch, any cheeriness she had expressed had disappeared.

Danny handed her the flashlight and took the shovel. “Okay, geez. You don’t have to get all cranky about it.” He raised the shovel and brought it down into the dirt. It entered the ground with a sharp scuffing sound. He stopped before bringing up the dirt.

“You know, Brenna,” he said, hesitating. “Just digging up her body isn’t going to solve anything. Maybe we should…”

“Just dig!” Brenna shouted. Her tone caught Danny by surprise. Her eyes, just moments ago a bright and friendly looking blue, were now dark and cold. They shone with intense anger as she stared at Danny challengingly.

“Brenna, what…” Suddenly Brenna’s face softened. The softness came back to her eyes.

“I’m sorry,” she said, looking up into the sky. The moon had retreated behind a swath of dark gray clouds. “I don’t know what came over me.” She reached out a hand and placed it on Danny’s arm. He shivered slightly in the cool night air. “I guess I’m a little scared myself. I want to get this over with as quickly as possible.

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