The Shade Riders and the Dreadful Ghosts by Bxerk

Author:Bxerk [Bxerk]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: family adventure, science and magic, fantasy fun, psychic con artists
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Nova shuffled out of the bathroom. A horse and buggy were clopping down the long driveway. They were followed by Nova’s Uncle Pete and Carol and their three cousins on three wheel bikes with baskets on the back. They parked, got off and set their food on one of the two picnic tables. A small roller skate of a car came down next. More people arrived as Nova grabbed the food out of the kitchen and set it out on the picnic table. Soon the farm yard was packed with people.

Nova played volleyball and then kick the can with her cousins, loving every minute of the utter chaos. Barbecue chicken, hotdogs, hamburgers, and barbecued spare ribs disappeared into hungry stomachs. Kids ran and played all around the farm. They took turns on the tire swing on the oak tree in the front yard, spinning the rider until he or she couldn’t stand up anymore. But most the kids were in the haymow with the board rope swing. The noise, pushing and shoving, and jumping down the chutes, woke up a few barn bats from their daytime slumber. They squeaked in protest. Nova’s twelve-year-old cousin Suzie screamed and ran out of the haymow pulling cobweb from her hair. A line of kids all shapes and sizes formed along one wall waiting for the swing. Soon, Nova was next in line. She stood on top of the grain bin and jumped onto the swing while in flight and soared about fifteen yards across the haymow. When the swing slowed, she was able to drag her feet through the loose hay on the floor. She tossed the swing back up to the person on the grain bin, and it started all over again.

Nova left the haymow and strode to the cooler to get her third cola. Parents talked and played cards as mosquitoes buzzed around their heads. When the insects finally got too bad, they picked up the remainder of their potluck, grabbed their kids, and headed home. People had flashing lights on their vehicles now that it was dusk. The strobe effect gave Nova a little headache, but she stayed in the driveway to wave goodbye to her friends and family. Then she helped clean up the tables and chairs-- folding them and putting them into the garage.

Finally, they trudged inside the farmhouse. Exhausted but still excited from the party, Nova hung around the living room and kitchen as everyone else proceeded to get ready for bed. Through the open windows, Nova heard the loud chirping of crickets and songs of the pond frogs in the horse pasture. She grabbed her unfinished rug, yarn, and rug hook and sat down at the dining room table.

Threading the different colored yarns through the burlap backing was very soothing. Thinking back on the day, she realized she had drunk six cans of caffeinated cola. No wonder she was still up. She had also been so busy she didn’t see her filly the whole day. Nova grabbed carrots from the refrigerator and skipped out to play with Shade.

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