Thumb and the Bad Guys by Ken Roberts

Author:Ken Roberts
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd.
Published: 2011-11-05T04:00:00+00:00

I bounced off the door and fell onto the ground.

“Maybe you’re being an idiot,” said Susan, shaking her head.

I stood up, rubbing my shoulder, and we each pressed an ear against the wooden door. If somebody was locked inside they might not be able to talk but they’d at least be able to rattle their chains or kick the wall.

“Anybody there?” I asked loudly.

“I don’t think so,” said Susan after about ten seconds.

“We have to be sure,” I said firmly. “There may be a lock on the door but the hinges have screws. If we brush away our footprints we can come back with a screwdriver and open that door easily.”

“Secrets,” Susan muttered to herself as she stepped away from the shed and looked for a pine bough to use as a broom so that she could wipe away our footprints. “I wonder if keeping secrets makes a person so full of lies that they just have to spit.”

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