The Secret of Dinswood by Ellen Alexander

Author:Ellen Alexander
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: middle grade, young adult, teens, pre-teen, action, adventure, action & adventure, stories for girls, stories for boys, quest
Publisher: BHC Press
Published: 2018-10-05T04:00:00+00:00

Emma and Doug spent Saturday playing chess and working on their projects. Emma was pleased to finish her afghan—now she would be able to mail it when they went to Windland. Doug still had some pieces to carve for his chess game, but by the end of the day he had made good progress.

Sunday morning, they had attended chapel; and now they sat side by side in the lounge, reading their books for English class and waiting for Martha and Sebastian to arrive back from their holiday. Emma couldn’t wait to tell Martha that she and Doug were friends again and about all that had happened while she was gone. Doug was anxious to talk to Sebastian too. The four of them needed to sit down and make some plans for their next visit to Windland.

Around noon, the buses started to arrive at the school, and the peace and quiet gave way to bustling, noisy activity as the returning students came through the main doors with their luggage and tales of their holiday. Doug and Emma stood at the foot of the stairs and waited for Martha and Sebastian to arrive. Martha came through the doors first; and when she spotted Emma, she came rushing over and they hugged one another as if they hadn’t seen each other for years. As soon as Martha released Emma, she looked over at Doug, and then gave Emma a satisfied smile reminiscent of the cat that got the cream. The look said plainly that Martha would want all the details of the reconciliation as soon as they were alone. Emma was preparing to help Martha with her luggage when Sebastian came striding up. Instead of a hug, however, the boys shared a manly handshake. Sebastian’s reaction at seeing Doug and Emma together was almost identical to Martha’s, but he had no qualms about commenting on it.

“Hey Doug, it sure is good to see you and Emma are friends again,” Sebastian said, clapping Doug on the back.

“Yeah, well, I’ll tell you about it later,” Doug said, giving Emma a sheepish look and then steering Sebastian in the direction of the boys’ dorm. “I’ve got some other things to tell you about too—if you know what I mean?” Doug added, giving Sebastian a knowing look.

“You mean about the treasure?” Sebastian asked a little too loudly. Fortunately, there was so much commotion in the main hall that no one else had heard him.

“Hold it down, buddy,” Doug said, looking around to make sure no one was listening. When he was satisfied that absolutely no one was paying them any attention, he answered, “Yeah, that’s exactly what I mean.” With that, he and Sebastian headed off to the boys’ dorm.

Martha linked her arm through Emma’s as they started off in the opposite direction. “You’ve got to tell me absolutely everything as soon as we get to the room. Susie and Clarice will be arriving any minute, and I’ve got to know what went on between you and Doug before I die of curiosity.

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