Southern Ghost Hunter 01 - Southern Spirits by Fox Angie

Author:Fox, Angie [Fox, Angie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Amateur Sleuth, Paranormal, Supernatural, ghosts, Mystery, Fiction, Comedy, Young Adult
ISBN: 9781939661203
Google: gJ0dDAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Moose Island Books
Published: 2015-01-21T05:00:00+00:00

Ellis shone his beam on onto the stone floor of the cellar as I stepped down off the ladder.

This time, I witnessed no silver light, no ethereal objects. The space felt cold and dark, as if the ghosts had abandoned it. I reached for my flashlight and flicked it on.

"This way," I whispered, screwing up my courage and pressing forward, leading us deeper through the subterranean rooms.

"Did you see anything else down here?" he asked, studying the brick walls as the light bounced off them.

"One secret passage isn't enough for you?" I asked, half-joking.

"I like to be thorough," he said, moving slower than I'd have liked.

The less time we spent down here, the better.

We passed under the archway into the space where I'd found the tunnel. My beam caught the plywood board on the floor. "It was behind that."

Ellis crouched over the board and turned it over. I watched it rattle against the cold stone. "This doesn't look like it's been down here long," Ellis mused.

He was right. I didn't see any signs of wear, no cobwebs or water damage.

I stood and ventured as far as the light allowed, rubbing my tennis shoe along the floor. The dirt was moist, fresh.

"Is this where you tried to hide?" Ellis asked, closing in on the passageway cut out of the wall.

"I was hoping to escape," I clarified. Too bad that hadn't worked out. It appeared smaller, more cramped than I remembered next to his overlarge frame. "I'm not sure we should go in." For all I knew, the poltergeist could cause a cave-in and bury us.

He gave a slight grin at that. "I just want to take a quick look."

I chewed my lip.

"We can't get a good idea of what we're facing if we don't know all the facts," he pointed out. He sounded so reasonable. Too bad what we were dealing with went beyond normal logic.

"Let's do it quick then," I said, ducking inside. "Follow me."

Now that I wasn't scrambling for my life, I found myself noticing more. Where the cellar had been painstakingly constructed, this tunnel felt rushed. The bricks didn't line up as precisely, the space felt claustrophobically tight.

Dirt covered the stone floor, or perhaps that was the floor. The ceiling dipped a few feet in and he had to duck in order to move farther.

A cold chill slithered down my spine. Instinctively, I stepped back. Straight into Ellis.

"Walk much?" he asked, catching me.

"Hush," I said, forcing myself forward.

I took one step, two. I made myself keep going.

Ellis followed close behind. I could hear his deep breaths.

When I didn't believe I could make myself move another inch, we came upon the wall of debris. I fought the urge to bite my lip. "It didn't occur to me before, but this could very well be a cave in," I said, tone hushed as if my voice alone could trigger disaster.

The tangle of bricks and stone blocked the passageway and ate at my light. I lowered my focus to where the

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