Thrill on the Hill by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

5

In the Garage

Let’s go out to the garage,” Nancy said. “If Todd hid Molly’s sled out there, it shouldn’t be too hard to find.”

Rebecca looked a little pale. “There’s just one problem with that plan,” she said.

“What?” Nancy asked.

“I never, ever go into the garage,” Rebecca whispered.

“Why not?” Nancy asked.

“It’s haunted!” Rebecca said. Her eyes were wide.

“Haunted?” Nancy repeated. “What makes you think that?”

“Spooky noises,” Rebecca said. “I heard them last time I took out the trash. I yelled so loudly that the neighbors came running. After that, Mom made taking out the trash Todd’s job.”

Nancy giggled. “Aren’t you worried the ghost will get him?” she asked.

Rebecca shook her head. “Better him than me,” she said.

Nancy thought for a moment. “Todd knows you’re scared of the garage,” she said. “That makes it the perfect place for him to hide Molly’s sled. We have to go out there to look around.”

“What about the ghost?” Rebecca asked.

“I don’t believe in ghosts,” Nancy said.

“Well, I do!” Rebecca said.

“Don’t worry,” Nancy told her. “You don’t have to come with me.”

Rebecca sighed heavily. “That’s okay,” she said. “I’ll come. It’s too dangerous for you to go alone. And I’d feel awful if something happened to you.”

“Okay,” Nancy said. She wasn’t scared. Well, maybe she was a little. Anyway, she thought it would be nice to have Rebecca with her.

Nancy and Rebecca bundled up in their coats, boots, hats, and gloves. Then Rebecca led the way out to her garage. She walked very slowly—as if she wasn’t in any hurry to get there.

The garage was a small building separate from the Ramirez family’s house. It was painted mud brown.

Rebecca lifted a latch on one of the garage’s big double doors. Crrreak, the hinge moaned as the door swung open.

Nancy shuddered. Goose bumps rose on her arms. “This garage is creepy,” she told Rebecca.

Rebecca nodded. “Come on,” she whispered. “Let’s look fast and get out of here.”

“Okay,” Nancy agreed. She took a few steps into the garage. Rebecca’s family had piled up lots of old tools, toys, and cardboard boxes. The air smelled dusty. Dried leaves were scattered on the floor. Ragged spiderwebs covered the windows.

This isn’t the kind of garage you go into without a reason, Nancy thought. That made her even more curious about why Todd had come out there.

“It’s already starting to get dark outside,” Nancy said. “Is there a light?”

“Kind of,” Rebecca said. She flicked a switch. A lightbulb up near the garage’s roof went on. But the light was very dim.

“That’s not much help,” Nancy said. She felt uneasy as she looked into the dark building. Going into a haunted garage was bad. Going into a dark haunted garage was awful.

“Mom keeps a flashlight around here somewhere,” Rebecca said. She reached down by the floor. “Here it is!”

“Great!” Nancy said, trying to sound unafraid. “Lead the way.”

“Me?” Rebecca said. “No way! You lead.”

“Well, okay,” Nancy said. She took the flashlight from Rebecca and tiptoed into the garage.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.