The Children Under the Ice by R.A. Douthitt

Author:R.A. Douthitt
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Action & Adventure; Boys; Children; Crime; Family; Friendship; Ghosts; Murder; Mystery & Detective Stories; Young Adult
ISBN: 9780615918662
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2014-01-04T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 20

Mrs. Stevenson

Once outside Miss Jennings house, Lexie grabbed Mikey’s arm.

“Well? Did the key fit in the box?”

He shook his head. “No, unfortunately.”

“Crud. Okay, well, at least we got some good information from Miss Jennings,” Destrey said. They all walked along the sidewalk. The snow glistened in the sunlight.

“Yeah, and hopefully, the secretary will be at the funeral, huh?” Lexie said.

“Hopefully,” Mikey sighed. “So… who should we interview next? Reverend Johnson? Any more townsfolk you can think of?”

“Reverend Johnson won’t know anything,” Destrey said. “He didn’t live here back then.”

“Oh yeah,” Mikey said. “I forgot.”

“I don’t know about Reverend Johnson,” Lexie said. They all turned to her.

“What do you mean you don’t know about him?” Donnie asked.

Lexie shrugged. “I guess there’s just something about him that…that is unsettling.”

Destrey looked at Donnie. “Uh, okay…”

“Can you, um, elaborate for us?” Donnie joked. He nudged Destrey and the two chortled.

“Go ahead and make fun of me, but I’m serious.” Lexie walked a little faster. “There’s something about him that gives me the creeps.”

“Yeah, me too,” Mikey said. Destrey and Donnie looked at him with raised eyebrows as though shocked.

“Really?” Donnie said.

“My parents stopped going to church because they said Reverend Johnson never really preaches, but just tells stories or holds meetings at the church,” Lexie continued.

“Really?’ Destrey said.

“Yeah, and sometimes he says strange things,” she said.

“Like what?” Chad asked as they turned the corner and headed down the sidewalk behind the school. He kicked some snow off the sidewalk.

Lexie turned around and walked backwards so they could see her as she spoke. “Well, this one time, I was telling him how upset I was about getting a B on a math test and he started lecturing me about how I wasn’t a very good student and should spend less time talking with boys and more time studying. He called me a tease and a flirt!”

Donnie crinkled his brow. “Seriously?”

Mikey shook his head. “What a jerk.”

“Doesn’t sound like what a reverend would say, you know?” Destrey said.

“Yeah, it was so strange. I mean, he made me feel pretty bad.” She turned around and looked down at her feet as she walked.

“I know what you mean.” Mikey walked next to her. “There’s something about him.”

Mikey wanted to tell them how he caught the Reverend in a lie, but he wasn’t sure.

“And, the other day…” Mikey hesitated.

“What Mike?” Chad asked. But Mikey had second thoughts when he saw his house nearby.

“Nevermind,” he said. For some reason, he didn’t feel like telling them about what he heard at the church when the detective was there.

“Well, I guess we can talk to my dad,” Destrey said. “He and my mom might be able to add something.”

“Alright. After the funeral, we’ll interview Destrey’s folks. Okay?” Mikey said as he approached his house. “Now let’s go play.” He bent down, took some snow, and threw it in Chad’s face.

Lexie gasped and covered her mouth. Destrey and Donnie laughed as Chad wiped the snow off his face.

“You are so dead, man!” Chad shouted as he chased a laughing Mikey down the street.

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