A Ghostly Dare by Zoey Kane & Claire Kane

Author:Zoey Kane & Claire Kane [Kane, Zoey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Breezy Reads
Published: 2017-04-11T05:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

The rain stopped. Not even a light drizzle dampened the air. Claire turned off the wipers that screeched across the windshield. She reluctantly drove out of Sunnyside View’s development. She and her mother both had a lot on their minds. They were finally starting to make progress. Gavier was a prime suspect. Robert had been murdered by Mavis’s father. But like the rain, everything came to a sudden halt. Were they supposed to just stop solving the mystery?

“I’m super bummed right now,” Claire said. She flicked on her blinker and turned out onto the main road.

Zoey sat with an old red diary propped open on her lap. She flipped through, page by page. “So am I,” she said, distractedly. “Who knew we’d miss getting spooked?”

“That’s not what I mean,” Claire said. “My curiosity is killing me. I really want to know what happened to Robert’s body. Who killed Mavis? And where in the house is her body?”

“Don’t forget the treasure,” Zoey said. She, herself, would never forget about treasure.

“Yeah, the place is going to be demolished, so that’s really too bad. It will never be found.” Claire sat straighter in her seat, holding the steering wheel with both hands. “By the way,” she said, glancing at the diary, “finding that interesting?”

“Yes, I am.” Zoey pursed her pink lip-glossed lips. “This relays Mavis’s inner thoughts from the time of her courtship with Robert to about a year after his murder.”

Claire raised her eyebrows. “We’ve got a long drive. Might as well read some of it to me.”

Liking the idea, Zoey said, “We can make it into a road trip game.” She smiled. “Pick a page number between 1 and 126.”

“55.”

“78, you say?”

“No.” Claire shot a glance at her mother. “55.”

Zoey looked at her daughter with a knowing twinkle in her eye. “No, you really want me to read 78.”

“Fine,” Claire huffed. “If you really wanted to read 78, why were you making it into a game? Anyway, I’m listening intently.”

“I am falling into a deeper and deeper depression,” Zoey read. “The minutes feel like hours and the hours feel like days. Time drags on while my heart is constantly squeezed in pain. Father tells me I need to move on, but I can’t. My thoughts are consumed by Robert. I can hardly get out of bed. I think of April 7th and how it was supposed to be. I think of me in my dress, and him in his suit. We exchange vows and we kiss. I become Mrs. Mavis Fitsgerald.

“Reality sets in. Robert has left me. Father brought me a telegram as proof. I cry endlessly. I hate reality. I don’t want to believe in reality. All I want to do is dream. In my dreams we are married. Trouble is, sleep eludes me. I chase after it, and it runs.

“Nothing is the same. Everything is tainted by my eternal sadness. I used to love this estate. Before she died, mother designed it. Now, when I leave my bedroom and walk the halls, I smell death.

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