The Prophet of Yonwood - 3 by Jeanne Duprau
Author:Jeanne Duprau [Duprau, Jeanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, General, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Fantasy Fiction, North Carolina, Fantasy & Magic, Prophecies, Conduct of Life
ISBN: 9780440421245
Google: ZV0Xr8HxLa0C
Amazon: 0440421241
Publisher: Yearling
Published: 2006-01-02T08:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 17
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Hoyt McCoyâs Horrible House
Nickie headed back toward Greenhaven by way of Raven Road. She hadnât really planned to go that way; her mind was on what sheâd just seen in Groverâs shed. But when she found herself passing the gravel drive that led back into Hoyt McCoyâs overgrown acres, she hesitated. She thought about what Grover had saidâthat Hoyt McCoy cracked open the sky. Surely that couldnât be true. But whatever heâd seen might have been a sign of wickedness. Mrs. Beeson thought there was something strange about this man, that he was probably a trouble spot. And Nickie had promised to help her. So maybe, while she was here, she should check on Hoyt McCoy. She didnât really want to; even her strong curiosity didnât extend to creepy isolated houses and people with a whiff of wrongness about them. But if she was going to do her part to root out badness so that goodness could win, she had to be brave.
She gritted her teeth and took a deep, shaky breath. She would just dart in and have a quick look around, hoping to see something that would let her take back a clear report to Mrs. Beeson.
She started up the driveway. Brown, shriveled blackberry vines grew along the edges; weeds sprouted up through the gravel. Tall pine trees on the left cast a spiky line of shadows, and Nickie stayed within these shadows as much as she could. She rounded a curve, and there, up ahead, was the house, a mud-colored two-story building tucked back among great looming oaks and pines, its paint worn off, drifts of old leaves on its peaked roof. She stopped and looked for signs of movement. Three birds shot up from a clump of grass, but other than that, she saw nothing stirring, either outside the house or behind its windows. So, cautiously, she moved forward again.
What was she looking for? She didnât really know. Something truly awful, like freshly dug graves or human bones? Signs of craziness, like Hoyt McCoy dancing around naked? Disgusting filthiness, like a smelly outhouse or rat-swarmed garbage? She didnât see anything like thatânothing but a dusty black car parked at the head of the drive. Maybe bad things happened inside that dark, silent house, but she certainly wasnât going to go close enough to peer in the windows. She would go up to the beginning of the brick path that led to the front door, she decided, and if she didnât see anything notable by then, sheâd leave.
So she crept away from the protective shadow of the trees and tiptoed across the open space in front of the house. She stood at the foot of the path. Her gaze scanned the front door, the windows to the left and right of the front door (heavily curtained), the windows on the second floor (where the blinds were closed), and a window in a gable above them, whereâshe took a sudden step backward, and her knees went weakâthe barrel of a gun pointed at the sky.
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