Rebekah--Girl Detective #4 by PJ Ryan

Author:PJ Ryan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: children's mystery
Publisher: Magic Umbrella Publishing
Published: 2013-10-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

“It's no ghost at all!” Rebekah exclaimed as she crept closer to the slowly walking figure.

“What is it then?” Mouse asked through clenched teeth.

“Shh,” Rebekah warned him and crept closer to the woman. She did not touch her, but walked beside her. Mouse fell into step on the other side of the woman. They followed along closely behind, careful to walk very quietly.

"Ma'am, can we help you?" Rebekah asked as she studied the woman's blank face.

She did not answer.

"Ma'am, can you tell us where you live?" Rebekah asked again, hoping for some kind of response. Again the woman just kept walking as if she didn't even hear Rebekah's voice.

"Maybe she's sick," Mouse said quietly. He still wasn't convinced that she was not a ghost.

"Let's just stay with her," Rebekah said. "Let's see where she goes."

She walked all the way across the backyard, and then paused at the fence. She turned around, and began walking right back the other way.

"She's acting so strange," Mouse frowned. "Do you think we should call for help?"

"Let's see where she's going," Rebekah said quietly. "If we go inside to call for help, she might be gone by the time we get back."

"That's true," Mouse said as they continued to walk beside the woman. She walked right down Rebekah's driveway and started to step into the street. There were two cars coming from either direction, but the woman never even checked before she put a foot down on the street.

"No!" Rebekah cried out. She grasped the woman's hand and tugged her back from the street just before the car would have hit her.

"Ma'am, didn't you see that car?" she asked. The woman didn't even blink. Now she was sure they needed to stay with her, as she was obviously not acting very safely.

The woman tried again to cross the street. Luckily this time there were no cars in her path. She walked right across to the other side and then paused for just a moment. She turned to the right and began walking along the sidewalk again. This time she almost walked right into a loose dog. The dog began barking furiously.

“Shh,” Rebekah commanded without any trace of fear. Mouse had hidden behind her. The dog whimpered and ran off. Even though the dog had made such a terrible racket, the woman was still walking, and staring, just as calmly.

“This is really weird,” Rebekah muttered. The woman walked past another few houses, before she turned on to a driveway. Rebekah hesitated. She did not know the people who lived in the house. She wasn't sure if they should follow.

“What do you think Mouse?” she asked. “Should we follow her?”

Before Mouse could answer, his jacket pocket rustled. The little white friend he had toted along with him suddenly escaped. It scooted across the ground right after the woman.

“I think that's our answer!” he laughed and chased after the mouse. Rebekah chased after him. They all ended up on the porch of the house, just as the door swung open.

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