The Secret of Goldenrod by Jane O'Reilly

Author:Jane O'Reilly [O'Reilly, Jane ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Secret of Goldenrod; Fiction; Fiction - Middle Grade; Middle-Grade Fiction; Middle-Grade Novel; Middle-Grade Novels ; novel; Novels; Paranormal; paranormal fiction; Paranormal Stories; Paranormal Story; Mysteries & Detective Stories; Toys, Dolls, Puppets; Doll; Family; Family Relationship; Family Relationships; Fiction; Friend; Friends; Friendship; Haunted; Haunted Mansion; Haunting; Jane O'Reilly; Making Friend; Mansion; Mansions; Mysteries; Mystery; Porcelain Doll; Porcelain Dolls; Spirits; Supernatural
ISBN: 9781512418798
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 2016-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

At recess, Trina sat on the bleachers, finishing the last of her potato chips while worrying about Augustine. What if Charlotte stuffed her in her backpack? What if she put her in her pocket and sat on her? It had just occurred to her that Charlotte might leave school early and take Augustine home with her when Edward tapped her on the shoulder with a butterfly net.

“Want to help me catch some fresh flies for Prince’s dinner?”

Catching flies sounded disgusting, especially on such a hot day, but it was better than sitting on the bleachers all alone, worrying. “Sure,” Trina said.

“I know the best place.” He pointed to a big metal garbage can across the parking lot. “Race ya.”

After a single stride, Trina knew she could beat Edward hands down, but she let him pass her when she caught a whiff of the garbage can, which was stuffed so full that the lid sat on top of the trash like a small hat. A cloud of black flies hovered there in a fury.

“You count to three and lift the lid, and I’ll catch the flies with my net.”

No way was Trina going to touch the garbage can. “You count to three,” she said, pulling the net from Edward’s hands.

“One, two, three,” he said and grabbed the lid.

The stench of rotting garbage filled the air.

The flies buzzed madly.

Trina breathed though her mouth, gave the furious black cloud one quick swipe, and the butterfly net filled with flies. With her other hand, she pinched the net closed and handed it back to Edward.

“Wow!” Edward said. “You’re not like other girls.”

Trina wasn’t sure whether that was a good thing. “Probably not,” she said, trying not to gag on the smell of garbage.

“Let’s take these to Prince,” he said, waving the net full of flies.

When Trina and Edward walked into the classroom, Charlotte was sitting at her desk as if nothing had happened. As if no one would notice that she had changed her shirt. Or that her thick red hair barely brushed the tops of her shoulders. “Wow!” Edward said, carrying the flies toward Prince’s cage. “Someone got a haircut.”

“Someone better mind his own business,” Charlotte snarled.

She didn’t even look at Trina, but Trina was truly glad to see Charlotte. Now she had a chance to rescue Augustine before the end of the day.

Seconds later, as Miss Dale and the rest of the class returned from recess, Edward screeched from the back of the room. “Oh, no! Prince is gone! All that’s left of him is a bunch of dead flies!” He waved the aquarium’s lid in the air and then he shot such an angry glare at Charlotte, Trina thought steam might come out of his ears.

“What? I didn’t do it,” she said, looking up at Miss Dale pleadingly. “Really!”

Everyone gathered around Prince’s aquarium as Edward shook the trapped flies from the butterfly net. A big black fly went buzzing by, but before any more could escape, Miss Dale reached down and repositioned the screen on top of the aquarium.

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