Wonder Wand Way (Witch of Mintwood Book 10) by Addison Creek

Author:Addison Creek [Creek, Addison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-10T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Paws led us backstage, past the mirrors and the make-up stands used by the actors and actresses when the theater had been used for plays. Behind all of that was an assortment of small, dark spaces. Most of the nooks and crannies were packed with more piles of random stuff. In some, though, curtains were thrown over everything and we couldn’t see what was behind them.

There was a layer of dust on the floor everywhere we went, and bits of trash scattered around. I saw old playbills and old scripts, and behind me I heard Greer mutter something about birds’ nests.

“I hope not,” said Charlie.

“There are no birds in here,” said Paws.

“How do you know?” Charlie asked.

“Because I’ve been looking. There are no birds, nor any evidence of birds,” said Paws. “Honolulu thinks it’s weird too, so you don’t have to take my word for it.”

“Good, because I had no intention of doing that,” said Greer.

“Here we are,” and Paws. He had led us around the corner to an area where there appeared to be several offices. In the last one, I saw a faint glow.

We had found Mr. Curtain.

As the owner of the theater, he had maintained an office back here. He was currently sitting at a desk in the cramped space, staring at the papers on his desk.

Once again the force of how much he had cared about this place hit me. For his ghost to still be present and still working required an incredible amount of dedication of spirit. He really must have loved this place.

“Excuse me, Mr. Curtain?” I asked.

Honolulu was sitting on the desk next to him, and the two of them were deep in conversation. At the sound of my voice the ghost looked up.

“Please, come in. Thanks for searching me out. Sorry it’s taken us so long to chat. Been busy with all of this stuff.” He waved his hand at the paperwork.

I frowned. Ghosts couldn’t move physical objects easily.

“Have you been working?” I asked.

He shook his head. “Something tells me these papers are important, but I can’t remember why. Maybe before you leave you can put some new ones on top for me.”

“Sure,” I said, “but in the meantime I’m just glad we can finally talk. I squeezed into the tiny office and looked around.

Mr. Curtain had a couple of folding chairs against the wall that looked like they hadn’t been used in years. The chair across from his desk was piled high with papers. There was also a small couch against the wall, which was also piled high with stuff.

“Feel free to do whatever you want. Have a seat,” he said.

I started to remove the papers from the chair in front of his desk, while Charlie and Greer went over to folding chairs. As they moved them, the chairs let out huge squeaks.

“That’s probably why there are no birds in here. Noises like that have frightened them away,” said Paws dully.

“Everybody was welcome to watch a movie here. I definitely used to have people bring their dogs.

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