The Haunting of the Crowford Hoy (The Ghosts of Crowford Book 5) by Amy Cross

Author:Amy Cross [Cross, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blackwych Books Ltd
Published: 2021-01-24T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

“Annie?” Sally called out as soon as she reached the top of the stairs, just as the banging sounds stopped. “Annie, where are you?”

She waited, and a moment later she heard Matt hurrying up after her.

“What the hell's going on?” he asked, before spotting the scratched message on the wall. “Wait, was that always there?”

“It appeared earlier, while I was up here,” she said cautiously, turning and looking at the various doors, waiting for even the slightest hint of the little girl's location. “She's terrified of someone finding her, and I don't think it takes much to figure out who.”

“And we're talking about ghosts, right?”

She turned to him.

“I just wanted to make sure that we're on the same page,” he added, looking a little pale as he began to realize the truth. “I guess messing with that spirit board really opened up a can of worms, huh? Do you think maybe the smart move would be to go back downstairs and, I don't know, get out of here?”

Before she could finish, Sally realized someone was sobbing in one of the bedrooms. Heading over to the door that led into Jerry's room, she stopped just as the sobs came to an abrupt halt.

“In here,” she said, with fear in her voice. “She's in here.”

Matt looked over his shoulder, back down the stairs, before making his way over to join her.

“I don't mean to pull rank,” he said, “but I'm pretty sure I met Mrs. Weaver down in the cellar, and she didn't seem to be in a very good mood. I'd really rather not meet her again.”

“Did she mention Annie at all?”

“She asked me where she's been hiding.”

Sally turned to him.

“This doesn't make a whole lot of sense,” he continued. “Mildred Weaver died more than half a century ago, right? And I think it's fair to say that little Annie must have died around that time too. Are you really suggesting that they've been engaged in some ghostly game of hide-and-seek ever since?”

“I'm not suggesting anything,” she replied, before turning to look into the room again as the sobbing sound returned. “I'm just seeing what I'm seeing, and hearing what I'm hearing.”

“And Tommy -”

“This isn't about Tommy right now,” she added, interrupting him. “This is about Annie.”

She stepped into the room and looked around. Although the sobs continued, she realized that it was difficult to pin them down to an exact spot. As she made her way around the bed, however, she began to feel as if the little girl might be hiding under the desk that stood over by the window.

“Hey, Annie,” she said, hoping to keep from scaring the girl. “Annie Ashton, right? Is that your name?”

“If she's here,” Matt said, “then why have we only just noticed?”

“It's like you pointed out,” Sally replied. “We messed with the spirit board. Either we brought the ghosts here, or they were always here and we just never saw them until now.”

Reaching the desk, she crouched down and looked at the small space beyond the chair.

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